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I didn't vote. Needed a 4th option.
I like both educational books AND fiction, but preferably not in a MASHUP format like option 3 suggests.
When I want to learn something, I don't need it spoon fed to me with a story. I just need clear organization and clear details. Just the facts, ma'am!
When I want fiction, I want to lose myself in the story. It's about good old-fashioned escapism ... don't mess it up by trying to teach me some skill or other. Speaking of which, some non-fiction is the same way, you just lose yourself in the story. The first time I read Krakauer's Into Thin Air, I couldn't put it down. But if the book had been trying to teach me the fine art of mountain climbing as a skill at the same time, that would totally have broken up the drama, and ruined the book.
As it was, I did learn from it ... I do NOT want to climb Everest. Ever.
I don't mind learning from fiction or non-fiction, both can be very educational, I learn about other cultures, other places, other eras, but it isn't what I seek out for learning a specific skill.
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