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Quickie Survey Results: Have You Seen Young People Reading Ebooks?

I recently did a quickie poll on Twitter asking the following: Q. Have you seen a young person reading a book on a digital device in the past year? (where a “young person” is teenager or younger)? Approximately half of the respondents said yes: Some of the comments: “Have seen . . .





Inkygirl survey results: how you discovered books this year

A while ago, I asked how you all discover books to read. 239 responded.  Here’s what you said: Q: How do you discover new books to read? Keep in mind that most of the respondents are kidlit/YA and/or publishing industry people. 71% describe themselves as writers, 16% book bloggers, 13% teachers, 9% . . .



New Survey: How do YOU discover books?

I have a new survey up: How do you discover new books to read? Three multiple choice questions.  The goal of these surveys is to help writers in their craft and business, and results are always posted here on Inkygirl. Also see Debbie’s other Surveys and Polls.



Book Trailer Survey Results: What Works & What Doesn’t

A couple of weeks ago I posted a survey (as part of my ongoing series of surveys) about book trailers and whether people thought they worked.  I’ve included some data details and a selection of comments at the end of the post, but here’s a summary: 104 people responded. 85% of . . .



Survey Results: Print vs Digital Purchase?

For a list of all survey results as well as current surveys still in progress, see my Inkygirl Survey Archives. Thanks to all those who responded to my most recent survey, which asked: Q. When making a book purchase, do you prefer ebook or print format? Of 129 responses, 60% said they . . .



My informal surveys about writing, reading & publishing

I currently have over 21,000 followers in Twitter, and I’ve noticed that whenever I ask a question of interest to writers, I get quite a few great answers. Unless everyone uses the same hashtag, however, only I see replies. To help others benefit and exchange helpful info, I’ve decided to start . . .



Better To Outline Or Not To Outline? Some Survey Responses

A while back I posted a poll about whether you outlined before you started to write. 109 people responded, and 48% of you said you do use an outline. 29% said no, and 32% of you said it’s too complicated for just a yes/no answer. Those who outline say it . . .



Survey: Do you outline or not?

I’ve posted a new survey via Survey Monkey. Please do answer via this linkrather than in the comments section for your results to be included in the summary. I’ll post a follow-up on survey results next week. Thanks!