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2018 Reader Survey
Five-Minute Speed Dating
I would love to know more about my readers and their reading habits! (Even if you haven't read my books, I'd love for you to answer what you can.) Thank you in advance!
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1.
What age range are you?
18-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60+
2.
What income level are you?
On a fixed budget
I get by okay
I get by okay with a few extras
I'm rolling in the dough
3.
Where do you purchase most of your eBooks?
Amazon
iBooks
Barnes&Noble
Kobo
Google Play
Other
4.
If you answered "other" to the question above, please list where you purchase your eBooks.
5.
Are you in Kindle Unlimited?
Yes
No
What's Kindle Unlimited? (If you chose this answer, it's a program where you pay $9.99/mo and can read unlimited eBooks or magazines or listen to audio books that are in the program.)
6.
Are you an Amazon Prime member?
Yes
No
7.
If you're a Prime member, do you ever borrow eBooks?
Yes
No
First I've heard of it. (If you chose this answer, you're able to borrow one eBook a month if the eBook is exclusive to Amazon.)
8.
Do you check out eBooks from your library?
Yes
No
Had no idea this was possible
9.
What genre do you read most?
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller (Romance Focused)
Contemporary Romance (Adult, New Adult or Young Adult)
Historical Romance (Adult or Young Adult)
Historical Fiction
Paranormal Romance (Adult or YA)
Paranormal (no romance)
Sci-Fi or Fantasy Romance (Adult or YA)
Sci-Fi or Fantasy (no romance)
I basically read anything I can get my hands on
10.
Since the question before limited you to one choice, if you like to read more than one genre (but not everything you can get your hands on), please add the other preferred genres here.
11.
How many books on average do you read per month?
More than 1
More than 5
More than 10
12.
What do you usually pay for novel-length (over 200 pages) eBooks? (You can choose more than one)
99 cent specials
$1.99
$2.99
$3.99
$4.99 or more
FREE
13.
Rather than or in addition to your inbox, would you be interested in receiving messages about my new releases, sales, or other important updates to your Facebook Messenger or other Messenger App?
In addition to email
Instead of email
No way! I hate Messenger Apps!
14.
I’m considering blogging about a writer’s life and other things that interest me at least once a week. Do you read blogs?
Yes
No
Sometimes
15.
Given the new changes that Facebook is making to your timeline feeds where you are less likely to see the pages you follow, are you interested in a Diana Layne’s Reader Group on Facebook? (Group posts are supposed to be more visible than page posts.)
Yes, I'd love it!
No, not interested, sorry.
Possibly . . .
16.
There’s another new change just announced, Wal-Mart is teaming up with Kobo to sell Kobo’s eReaders and eBooks. If you don’t already use a Kobo or buy from Kobo, would you consider when your current eReader dies, checking out the Wal-Mart Kobo offers?
Yes
No
Can't say for sure, it's a possibility
17.
Do you want regular updates or stories about my works-in progress?
Yes
No
18.
If you answered yes, to question #15, how often do you want updates?
Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
19.
If you answered yes to question #15, would you consider reading works-in-progress updates on my blog if I announced them in my newsletter or through Messenger? (You can also sign up to receive announcements from my blog).
Yes
No
Maybe
20.
Do you want announcements when my books are on sale for a discount?
Yes
No
21.
Are you interested in me telling you about other authors’ discounted books that I think you might be interested in? (determination based on this survey)
Yes
No
22.
Last question:
In ADDITION to my thrillers, I’m planning to go back to my roots, historical western romances (more on the sweet side for sex, but some violence congruent to the time period). Is this something you would be interested in hearing about or do I need to divide my newsletters into two (or more) lists. (If you didn’t know, I’ve already published one historical romance, Pirate’s Proposal. I do have other pirate stories planned but first, I want to publish my Native American/Western historicals. I also wrote a historical vampire novella which was in the Mrs. Dracula anthology-now unpublished, but I had a lot of fun with that and might write more.)
Basically, do I need separate lists for thrillers/historical/or other genres?
One list is fine, I love everything you write.
Better make it two or more lists, I'm only interested in one genre (If I do this, I’ll have to send out an email asking your preference).
23.
Is there anything you'd like to add?
Current Progress,
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