Results: Books, and what we do with them
Published on 06/18/2015
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1.
1.
Do you enjoy reading? Yes
80%
1520 votes
No
13%
254 votes
Undecided
7%
136 votes
2.
2.
Do you purchase most of the books you read? Yes, new
36%
693 votes
Yes, used
29%
561 votes
Most are given to me
17%
329 votes
I get most from the library
28%
544 votes
Other (please specify)
8%
156 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | 1.23% | 28 |
| 0.96% | 22 | |
| na | 0.74% | 17 |
| no | 0.31% | 7 |
| dont read | 0.22% | 5 |
| e-books | 0.18% | 4 |
| kindle | 0.09% | 2 |
| online | 0.09% | 2 |
| don't read books | 0.09% | 2 |
| e books | 0.09% | 2 |
| ebooks | 0.09% | 2 |
| all of the above | 0.09% | 2 |
| equally across all above sources | 0.04% | 1 |
| n0 | 0.04% | 1 |
| do not buy books | 0.04% | 1 |
| i don't read | 0.04% | 1 |
| read on nook | 0.04% | 1 |
| do not read | 0.04% | 1 |
| i dont buy them | 0.04% | 1 |
| mix | 0.04% | 1 |
| i have kindle unlimited | 0.04% | 1 |
| free ebooks online | 0.04% | 1 |
| dont buy | 0.04% | 1 |
| some new when my kid's school has the book fair | 0.04% | 1 |
| i do not read too oftrn | 0.04% | 1 |
| free on book bud | 0.04% | 1 |
| i get my books from amazon for my kindle | 0.04% | 1 |
| used book store trade ins | 0.04% | 1 |
| yes, new or used | 0.04% | 1 |
| l don't read books | 0.04% | 1 |
| im really not a book reader | 0.04% | 1 |
| . | 0.04% | 1 |
| ? | 0.04% | 1 |
| find free books | 0.04% | 1 |
| equal combination of all the above. | 0.04% | 1 |
| online e books from overdrive.com | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't read | 0.04% | 1 |
| yes to all of the ways listed. | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't read books. | 0.04% | 1 |
| read from ibooks | 0.04% | 1 |
| read magazines | 0.04% | 1 |
| s/b a do not read option | 0.04% | 1 |
| i buy kindle books | 0.04% | 1 |
| i read a lot of unpublished works online. | 0.04% | 1 |
| je ne lie plus.... | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't buy/just read | 0.04% | 1 |
| i read online | 0.04% | 1 |
| i se to buy new and used and library now i just use my kindle | 0.04% | 1 |
| free on the internet | 0.04% | 1 |
| i write the books i read, self published 5, writing 12 | 0.04% | 1 |
| some hardcopy, some kindle | 0.04% | 1 |
| i purchase books both new and used | 0.04% | 1 |
| read on internet | 0.04% | 1 |
| none | 0.04% | 1 |
| use kindle and download free books | 0.04% | 1 |
| mostly use ebooks | 0.04% | 1 |
| dont read books | 0.04% | 1 |
| some new and some used | 0.04% | 1 |
| on line | 0.04% | 1 |
| i buy ebooks | 0.04% | 1 |
| i've lent a lot of books from a friend | 0.04% | 1 |
| i dont buy books | 0.04% | 1 |
| www | 0.04% | 1 |
| not everyone reads books. hello!!! | 0.04% | 1 |
| bought on line from amazon | 0.04% | 1 |
| i don't get any | 0.04% | 1 |
| if they're free or on sale (i.e. ebook/kindle) i will definitely get them if i can. | 0.04% | 1 |
| both | 0.04% | 1 |
| i don't like to read | 0.04% | 1 |
| most i get for free | 0.04% | 1 |
| nil | 0.04% | 1 |
| sometimes i buy the books | 0.04% | 1 |
| my friends lend me their books. sometimes, i do purchase books on my own | 0.04% | 1 |
3.
3.
If you purchase them, what do you do with them when you have read them? A few very special ones are kept to re-read later
26%
505 votes
I keep them all
27%
520 votes
To the thrift shop, I say!
13%
247 votes
I trade them at the used book store for other books
11%
205 votes
I give them to friends
21%
398 votes
Not applicable
25%
485 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
71 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.53% | 13 | |
| donate to library | 0.21% | 5 |
| give to library | 0.08% | 2 |
| sell on ebay | 0.08% | 2 |
| donate to the local library | 0.08% | 2 |
| sell them at yard sale | 0.04% | 1 |
| i take them out of my library of ebooks | 0.04% | 1 |
| paperbackswap | 0.04% | 1 |
| give ti libary | 0.04% | 1 |
| i sell them to amazon for gift cards | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to our rotary club for their book sale. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i sell them at my rummage sale. reasonable price. | 0.04% | 1 |
| they are on my kindle. | 0.04% | 1 |
| it depends on the book | 0.04% | 1 |
| i donate them to my public library | 0.04% | 1 |
| i only get free e-books | 0.04% | 1 |
| delete thm from my reader | 0.04% | 1 |
| i purchase the ones i want to include in my home library only after reading them from the public library | 0.04% | 1 |
| i buy ebooks | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to libraries | 0.04% | 1 |
| depends on if i liked the book. | 0.04% | 1 |
| sell them | 0.04% | 1 |
| give them to the library | 0.04% | 1 |
| i sell the ones i don't want online. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i keep most, because i will reread them. i lend them to friends. the rest go to the thrift store. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i give all my books to library. | 0.04% | 1 |
| trash can | 0.04% | 1 |
| yard sale or donate | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate them | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate them to the library | 0.04% | 1 |
| sell them on amazon | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to either amvets or vietnam veterans of america | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate them to the library for their annual book sale | 0.04% | 1 |
| ebay | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to the library or senior center | 0.04% | 1 |
| i mostly purchase ebooks | 0.04% | 1 |
| most kept; we shed a few to charity every time we move | 0.04% | 1 |
| keep | 0.04% | 1 |
| i read on a kindle | 0.04% | 1 |
| goodwill donate | 0.04% | 1 |
| garage sale | 0.04% | 1 |
| i donate to the library bookstore | 0.04% | 1 |
| recycle them through friends of the library | 0.04% | 1 |
| it depends | 0.04% | 1 |
| i keep most of them | 0.04% | 1 |
| sell at yard sale | 0.04% | 1 |
| i trade them back to amazon tor more books. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i trade them on paperbackswap.com | 0.04% | 1 |
| i'll resell them on amazon | 0.04% | 1 |
| depends | 0.04% | 1 |
| i am a used book seller. | 0.04% | 1 |
| sell a flea market | 0.04% | 1 |
4.
4.
If you keep special books to re-read, how often have you re-read them? Not often, maybe just a few times
32%
612 votes
I often read a good book more than once
33%
639 votes
Never
32%
610 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
49 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | 0.73% | 14 |
| 0.58% | 11 | |
| na | 0.42% | 8 |
| ? | 0.05% | 1 |
| every ten years or so for my favourites | 0.05% | 1 |
| once | 0.05% | 1 |
| never reread a book. once read that's it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i only re-read if it's been decades since the last reading. | 0.05% | 1 |
| just once | 0.05% | 1 |
| i am still re-reading l frank baum! | 0.05% | 1 |
| n a | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont read | 0.05% | 1 |
| nil | 0.05% | 1 |
| i keep them and i sell them. | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a not everyone reads books! | 0.05% | 1 |
| once every few years | 0.05% | 1 |
| i only keep spiritual books to re-read | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't keep paper books any more | 0.05% | 1 |
| rarely | 0.05% | 1 |
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