Princeton University Press 2025 Library Survey

Greetings from Princeton University Press!

Hello! We are Princeton University Press, a publisher of books in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. You may recognize some of our recent bestsellers: After 1177 B.C. by Eric Cline; AI Snake Oil by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor; and Puerto Rico by Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, among many others. We want to work more closely with public librarians and to form strong alliances with you to help you serve your communities as you fulfill needs for a broad range of materials and services to your patrons. Your participation in this survey is a key part of this effort.

Your response will not be anonymous; however, any information you share with us will be confidential.

As our thank you for participating in this research, we're offering a gratis PUP title while supplies last. Please indicate your choice at the end of the survey.

So thank you very much for your participation! The survey will take about 10 minutes of your time and will remain open until 11:00 PM on Sunday, November 9, 2025. Your response will not be anonymous.

We look forward to hearing from you!

--The Princeton University Press marketing team

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* 1. Please tell us about the library where you work. My library is . . .

A central library with branches

A branch library

A mobile library

A county library

Other (please describe):

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* 2. How would you describe the population served by your library system? Please select one response. Our library system . . .

Serves rural and village populations (fewer than 2,500 people)

Serves a small town (2,500 to 9,999 people)

Serves a suburb and/or small city (10,000 to 24,999 people)

Serves a mid-sized city (25,000 to 49,999 people)

Serves a large city, large rural area, and/or county (50,000 to 99,999 people)

Serves a major urban area (100,000 to 499,999 people)

Serves a major metropolitan area (500,000 to 999,999 people)

Serves 1,000,000 people or more

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Please select all that are true for you. In your role at your library, you . . .

Select Adult Non-Fiction

Select Adult Fiction

Select Juvenile Fiction

Select Juvenile Non-Fiction

Select digital content

Select Reference content

Our purchasing is centralized, and we steward our collection at our branch

Other (please describe)

None of the above

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* 4. What are your library's current priorities as it considers purchasing new publications? Please rank the categories according to what has the higher priority for your library. Currently we're focusing on . . .

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* 5. From whom does your library purchase new publications or make them available to patrons? Please select all that are true for your library.

Distributors such as Ingram Content Group and Baker & Taylor

Individual publishers

Online subscription-based services for eBooks and e-Audio books (for example, Hoopla)

Amazon

Other (please describe)

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* 6. Please use the slider below to tell us the percentage of your library's annual collection budget that's usually spent on PRINT books. If you don't know the percentage, please skip to Question 8.

Print books

100

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 7. Please use the slider below to tell us the percentage of your library's annual collection budget that's usually spent on EBOOKS (including physical and digital eBooks; we'll focus on audiobooks in the next question). If you don't know the percentage, please skip to Question 8.

EBooks

100

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 8. Please use the slider below to tell us the percentage of your library's annual collection budget that's usually spent on AUDIOBOOKS (including both physical and digital audiobooks). If you're uncertain about the percentage, please skip to Question 8.

Audiobooks

100

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 9. If you're uncertain about the percentages of your library's annual materials budget spent on print, eBooks, and audiobooks, please use this text box to provide comments. If you know your library's total annual materials budget, please provide it here.

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* 10. What factors are important to your library when deciding to acquire a new publication? Please rank the following factors in order of priority.

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* 11. What sources do you prefer to use to learn about new publications? Please rank the following sources of information about new publications according to what is true for your library.

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* 12. Please name the publisher, distributor, or other vendor who does the best job of making you or your team aware of new publications, and why you think their service is superior. Feel free to give multiple names if applicable.

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* 13. What is one thing that Princeton University Press can do to better serve your library's needs?

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* 14. Thank you so much for your time and consideration! Please provide your contact information so that we can follow up with you if we have questions.

First and last name

Email address

Library name, city, and state

Library zip code

Library street address

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* 15. Please select one of the following Princeton University Press titles, offered in thanks for completing this survey.

ON ELIZABETH BISHOP by Coím Tobín (description here)

TRANSLATING MYSELF AND OTHERS by Jhumpa Lahiri (description here)

VIRAL JUSTICE by Ruha Benjamin (description here)

CREATE DANGEROUSLY by Edwidge Danticat (description here)

SLOW BURN by R. Jisung Park (description here)

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