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jbcohen · 09-09-2014, 08:24 AM

What types of books do you read:

crich70 · 09-09-2014, 10:01 AM

It's too bad it can't be multiple choice. I'd have checked off a few different genre's.

Apache · 09-09-2014, 10:15 AM

I read so many different categories that it is impossible to pick just one. And it would have been nice if Science Fiction and Fantasy had been separated. Reading one does not mean you read the other.
Apache

Luffy · 09-09-2014, 10:16 AM

I've checked a genre I've read a lot, but want to distance myself from. I hope this poll attracts many more people.

JSWolf · 09-09-2014, 10:17 AM

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JSWolf · 09-09-2014, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Luffy

I've checked a genre I've read a lot, but want to distance myself from. I hope this poll attracts many more people.

It won't because it's not multiple choice.

JSWolf · 09-09-2014, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jbcohen

What types of books do you read:

Can you add in "The kind with words"?

tubemonkey · 09-09-2014, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Can you add in "The kind with words"?

sakura-panda · 09-09-2014, 11:25 AM

I can't ever find books to read when I search by genre, so I tend to look in either "general fiction" or I search by specific title, author, or series. (Which is a category missing from the poll.)

My single biggest frustration with shopping for ebooks is there is no way to browse a random assortment (similar to what I do when I wander around a bookstore) -- when I am forced to browse by first choosing a category, I nearly always come away with nothing.

JSWolf · 09-09-2014, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sakura-panda

I can't ever find books to read when I search by genre, so I tend to look in either "general fiction" or I search by specific title, author, or series. (Which is a category missing from the poll.)

My single biggest frustration with shopping for ebooks is there is no way to browse a random assortment (similar to what I do when I wander around a bookstore) -- when I am forced to browse by first choosing a category, I nearly always come away with nothing.

It seems to me that every eBookstore that I've used has very poor search capabilities when it comes to finding an eBook to buy when I have no idea what I want. This includes Amazon, B&N, and Kobo.

Every one of them could use revamping to make searching easier. For example, Kobo has searching by newest release yet it also includes pre-orders and I then have to wade through many pre-orders to get to the actually released eBooks.

BenG · 09-09-2014, 12:47 PM

Part of the problem is that the publishers choose which categories to list their books under. They want as many people as possible to see their book, so they want to have them listed in several genres with sometimes weak reasons.

BenG · 09-09-2014, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jbcohen

What types of books do you read:

That should be "type" rather than "types" since you can only choose one, which makes it impossible for me to answer.

crich70 · 09-09-2014, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BenG

That should be "type" rather than "types" since you can only choose one, which makes it impossible for me to answer.

And the OP misspelled Politics as Polotics, but I imagine that was an accidental slip of the finger as i and o are right next to one another on the keyboard.

Stephjk · 09-09-2014, 02:38 PM

I'd respond to the poll if I could pick the genres that I read - there're way more than one!

Catlady · 09-09-2014, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by crich70

And the OP misspelled Politics as Polotics, but I imagine that was an accidental slip of the finger as i and o are right next to one another on the keyboard.

That's not the only misspelling.

View Poll Results: What types of books do you read
Arts and Photography	0	0%
Biographies and Memoirs	0	0%
Bussiness	0	0%
Comic and Graphics	0	0%
Computer Technology	0	0%
Craft and Hobbies	0	0%
Education	0	0%
Health and Fitness	0	0%
History	0	0%
Humor	0	0%
Litterature	2	10.53%
Mystery and Thrillers	7	36.84%
Non-Fiction	0	0%
Parenting	0	0%
Polotics and Social Sciences	0	0%
Professional and Technical	0	0%
Religion	0	0%
Romance	1	5.26%
Science Fiction and Fantasy	9	47.37%
Self Help	0	0%
Sports	0	0%
Travel	0	0%
Foreign	0	0%
Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll

09-09-2014, 08:24 AM	#1
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09-09-2014, 10:17 AM	#5
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09-09-2014, 10:01 AM	#2
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	It's too bad it can't be multiple choice. I'd have checked off a few different genre's.

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Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,277 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	I read so many different categories that it is impossible to pick just one. And it would have been nice if Science Fiction and Fantasy had been separated. Reading one does not mean you read the other. Apache

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Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,464 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	I've checked a genre I've read a lot, but want to distance myself from. I hope this poll attracts many more people.

09-09-2014, 11:25 AM	#9
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 934 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	I can't ever find books to read when I search by genre, so I tend to look in either "general fiction" or I search by specific title, author, or series. (Which is a category missing from the poll.) My single biggest frustration with shopping for ebooks is there is no way to browse a random assortment (similar to what I do when I wander around a bookstore) -- when I am forced to browse by first choosing a category, I nearly always come away with nothing.

09-09-2014, 12:47 PM	#11
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Part of the problem is that the publishers choose which categories to list their books under. They want as many people as possible to see their book, so they want to have them listed in several genres with sometimes weak reasons.

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Stephjk Cruiser Posts: 525 Karma: 1157886 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: on a small yacht! Device: kobo glo, samsung galaxy tab note	I'd respond to the poll if I could pick the genres that I read - there're way more than one!