pollsarchive
I like books to be published by one author
- In one year increments, particularly if this means that the quality will be higher (55%, 117 Votes)
- In six month increments (31%, 67 Votes)
- In back to back releases each year (8%, 18 Votes)
- Other (will leave a comment in Tuesday's post) (5%, 11 Votes)
Total Voters: 213
Start Date: June 30, 2008 @ 10:12 am
End Date: No Expiry
Are your buying habits affected by news of a publisher behaving badly?
- Yes, I won't buy from them again. (40%, 39 Votes)
- Depends on the publisher, if I have a long relationship with them, no. If I occassionally buy from them, then yes. (29%, 28 Votes)
- Sometimes but it depends on if the publisher has a book that I really want. (19%, 19 Votes)
- No, who cares. (9%, 9 Votes)
- Other (drop a note in the comments of Sunday's post) (3%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 98
Start Date: June 28, 2008 @ 10:58 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Who should win the 2008 Paranormal Romance Rita
- Games of Command by Linnea Sinclair (32%, 52 Votes)
- Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward (25%, 40 Votes)
- Touch of Darkness by Christina Dodd (15%, 24 Votes)
- Raintree: Haunted by Linda Winstead Jones (10%, 16 Votes)
- Demon's Kiss by Maggie Shayne (7%, 12 Votes)
- Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey (5%, 8 Votes)
- He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot by Stephanie Rowe (3%, 5 Votes)
- Prince of Magic by Linda Winstead Jones (2%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 161
Start Date: June 25, 2008 @ 8:28 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Who should win the 2008 Contemporary RITA Award
- Coming Undone by Susan Andersen (27%, 120 Votes)
- Tempt Me Tonight by Toni Blake (20%, 91 Votes)
- She's No Angel by Leslie Kelly (14%, 63 Votes)
- Tangled Up In You by Rachel Gibson (12%, 55 Votes)
- Sexiest Man Alive by Diana Holquist (11%, 51 Votes)
- Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins (9%, 40 Votes)
- The Sleeping Beauty Proposal by Sarah Strohmeyer (4%, 19 Votes)
- Blame It On Cupid by Jennifer Greene (2%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 448
Start Date: June 18, 2008 @ 3:47 pm
End Date: No Expiry
I have done one or more of the following (select all that apply)
- You own more than one copy of a book. (78%, 176 Votes)
- You know the street date of an author’s books and what it means. (56%, 127 Votes)
- You have emailed or mailed a gushing letter of praise to an author. (54%, 122 Votes)
- You belong to and participate in discussion at an author’s website or listserv. (42%, 96 Votes)
- You have rearranged an author’s books at a store to give her greater visual exposure. (29%, 66 Votes)
- You have voted in a contest as the behest of an author. (23%, 52 Votes)
- You have given “conversion” packages of an authors’ works to another reader. (22%, 49 Votes)
- You have written fan fiction based upon an author’s works. (9%, 21 Votes)
- You see an author’s book at the store but refuse to buy it because it could hurt the author’s bestseller numbers or you buy it and go back and buy a second copy on the release date. (8%, 18 Votes)
- You have given a 5 star review at amazon.com just to counter negative ratings. (6%, 14 Votes)
- You have named yourself after a favorite chacter, such as Mrs. Wolf MacKenzie. (4%, 9 Votes)
- You have reported a store for violating a street date. (3%, 7 Votes)
- You have pretended to be more than one person commenting on someone’s blog in defense of your favorite author. (0%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 227
Start Date: June 17, 2008 @ 7:03 am
End Date: No Expiry
I've Read a Black Dagger Brotherhood Book
- Yes but stopped (36%, 86 Votes)
- No for various reasons that can't be articulated in a yes/no poll answer (32%, 76 Votes)
- Yes and still love them (32%, 75 Votes)
Total Voters: 237
Start Date: June 13, 2008 @ 11:47 am
End Date: No Expiry
Sex in were form
- Never. Gross. (40%, 43 Votes)
- Depends. Are they both in wereform? Then Yes. (29%, 31 Votes)
- Don't mind it at all. Can be sexy. (19%, 20 Votes)
- If only one is in wereform. See Answer 1! (12%, 13 Votes)
Total Voters: 107
Start Date: June 12, 2008 @ 10:10 am
End Date: No Expiry
I read Historicals
- Yes (71%, 77 Votes)
- Occassionally (23%, 25 Votes)
- No (6%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 108
Start Date: June 11, 2008 @ 8:28 am
End Date: No Expiry
I read Romantic Suspense
- Yes (45%, 73 Votes)
- Occassionally (38%, 61 Votes)
- No (17%, 27 Votes)
Total Voters: 161
Start Date: June 8, 2008 @ 8:12 pm
End Date: No Expiry
I read Harlequin Presents
- Never (51%, 59 Votes)
- Only Occassionally (31%, 36 Votes)
- Yes (18%, 21 Votes)
Total Voters: 116
Start Date: June 6, 2008 @ 7:05 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Preferred Genre
- Historical (no paranormal) (64%, 64 Votes)
- Contemporary (including Romantic Suspense but no paranormal) (36%, 36 Votes)
Total Voters: 100
Start Date: June 5, 2008 @ 10:37 am
End Date: No Expiry
Preferred Spelling
- magic (91%, 150 Votes)
- magick (7%, 11 Votes)
- magyck (2%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 164
Start Date: June 3, 2008 @ 9:24 am
End Date: No Expiry
What is more likely to get you to pick up a book off the bookstore shelf?
- Cover (82%, 67 Votes)
- Title (18%, 15 Votes)
Total Voters: 82
Start Date: June 2, 2008 @ 9:43 am
End Date: No Expiry
Preferred US Location for contemporary
- East Coast (36%, 36 Votes)
- South (31%, 31 Votes)
- West Coast (17%, 17 Votes)
- North (16%, 16 Votes)
Total Voters: 100
Start Date: May 29, 2008 @ 9:00 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Which character suffers the greater loss?
- Loss of a loved one (91%, 92 Votes)
- Loss of a dukedom (9%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 101
Start Date: May 28, 2008 @ 12:42 pm
End Date: No Expiry
