Is traditional print dead? |
Yes:
17%
No:
56%
No, but it's really ill:
27%
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Should books be judged by their covers? |
Yes, I probably would start a book if I loved its cover:
17%
Yes, I probably wouldn't start a book if I hated its cover:
8%
No:
49%
No, particularly if the question is metaphorical:
27%
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If you are going to get a good story, in which of the following places would you most likely look for it? |
In a book:
77%
In a movie:
19%
In my ex-spouse's divorce papers:
4%
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Where do you do most of your reading these days? |
Books:
64%
Newspapers:
5%
Magazines:
3%
The Internet:
23%
Nutrition facts boxes:
6%
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How many books have you started in the last year? |
None:
2%
1-3:
6%
4-5:
15%
6-10:
14%
11-19:
10%
20, or more:
53%
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How many books have you actually finished in the last year? |
None:
5%
1-3:
12%
4-5:
10%
6-10:
11%
11-19:
12%
20, or more:
49%
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Which of the following is the most likely reason you don't finish a book? |
I lose interest:
38%
I lose the book:
3%
I run out of time:
11%
I don't want it to end:
2%
I always finish the books I start:
46%
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When buying books to read these days, do you mostly purchase new books, used books, or e books? |
I buy used books mostly:
16%
I buy e books mostly:
3%
I buy new books mostly:
76%
I can't think of the last time I bought a book:
5%
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To which of the following genres is the book on your night table most likely to belong? |
Biography/Autobiography:
6%
DIY manual:
1%
Classics:
3%
History/historical fiction:
8%
Mystery:
20%
Poetry/Essays:
1%
Politics/Public policy:
2%
Religion:
1%
Romance:
21%
Self-improvement:
1%
Sports:
2%
Textbooks:
1%
Contemporary fiction:
34%
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How many books are in your home? |
A few:
3%
Dozens:
25%
Hundreds:
57%
Thousands:
15%
None right now:
0%
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Which of the following is your favorite "St. Louis" writer? |
Maya Angelou:
8%
William Burroughs:
2%
Kate Chopin:
3%
TS Eliot:
9%
Rift Fournier:
3%
Laurell K Hamilton:
50%
AE Hotchner:
2%
Kevin Horrigan:
4%
William Inge:
2%
Michael Kahn:
2%
Howard Nemerov:
1%
Tennessee Williams:
13%
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Which glossy local magazine does the best job of portraying life in St. Louis? |
St. Louis Magazine:
75%
Alive Magazine:
15%
St. Louis Commerce Magazine:
5%
Louie Magazine:
5%
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Do you think autobiographies are a good way for Presidential candidates to introduce themselves to voters? |
Yes:
14%
No, because nobody really reads them:
31%
No, because they are mostly ghost-written:
55%
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Do you think children are taught reading better now, or were teaching methods better when you learned? |
Now:
18%
Then:
48%
About the same:
34%
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Do you have a current public library card? |
Yes, to the St. Louis Public Library:
22%
Yes, to the St. Louis County Public Library:
5%
Yes, to the St. Charles City-County Library:
1%
Yes, to some other public library system:
48%
No:
24%
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Do you subscribe to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch? |
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