Monday, June 16, 2008

Which one are you?

A Publishers Weekly report quoting results from a poll conducted by Random House/Zogby quotes:

  • 11: % of people who enjoy reading books digitally
  • 13: % of people under 30 open to reading books digitally
  • 6: % of people over 65 open to reading books digitally
  • 43: % of people who go into a bookstore looking for a specific book
  • 77: % of people who make additional purchases when looking for a specific book
  • 52: % of people whose book purchases are swayed by cover art
  • 49: % of people whose book purchases are swayed by reviews
  • 60: % of people whose book purchases are swayed by recommendations from friends or family
  • 35: % of people who have been swayed to purchase a book because of a cover quote
  • 86: % of people who seek out books by authors they like
  • 49: % of people who shop at indies as well as at chains and online
  • 9: % of people who usually shop at indies
Publishers Weekly

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