Feedback on CELA's What's New Newsletter

This survey contains 10 questions. Thank you for your participation.

CELA offers the What’s New newsletter in audio format as a way of informing our users about new audiobook titles in our collection. It includes a comprehensive list of audiobooks added to the CELA collection over the previous two months and includes a summary of each book. It also features CELA announcements, updates on awards and a Top 5 list of our users’ favourite downloads.

What’s New is published every two months. It is placed on bookshelves of users who subscribe and was also distributed by CD up to July 2025.

Our goal is to make sure our communications, like the What’s New newsletter, are working for our users. Please help us by filling out the following short survey about your experience with What’s New and your newsletter reading preferences. The survey contains 10 questions and will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

If you need assistance with this survey, please call our Contact Centre. The deadline for the survey is November 21.

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* 1. How useful do you find the What’s New newsletter?

Very useful

Useful

Somewhat useful

Not useful

I don't read What's New.

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* 2. How much of the What’s New newsletter do you read/listen to on a regular basis?

All of it

Most of it (75%)

Some of it (50%)

Not much of it (25%)

I only listen to the genres that interest me.

None, I don’t read it.

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* 3. The audio version of the What’s New newsletter often is 2-3 recorded hours long. If you listened to the audio version, how do you find the length of What’s New?

Too long.

Long but I understand that is necessary to include summaries of all the books.

The length is fine.

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* 4. Please tell us how you learn about new audio books in the CELA collection. Choose the option you use most often.

I used What’s New on CD format before CELA stopped distribution of CDs in July 2025 to learn about new books in the CELA collection.

I use What’s New digitally downloaded from my bookshelf to learn about new books in the CELA collection.

I use the CELA website features like recommended reads or the awards page to learn about new books.

I use the CELA Open Book newsletter to learn about new books.

I use the CELA website to search the CELA collection to find new books.

Other (please specify)

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* 5. The current What’s New newsletter sometimes includes more than 150 books. Would an audio newsletter which features shorter curated lists be more valuable to you than the current What’s New format?

Yes

It would depend on what is included in the newsletter.

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* 6. Are you comfortable using the CELA website to find and request books?

Yes

I use it with assistance.

I would like to be more comfortable using the CELA website.

No, I do not know how to use it.

No, I do not have access to the internet.

Other (please specify)

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* 7. CELA offers three newsletters for our users.
Open Book contains CELA and literary news, information about CELA services, new books and service tips. It is sent monthly by email and is available on our website.
What’s New is available bimonthly as a subscription placed on users’ bookshelves and features new audiobook titles.
Braille Books Acquired is sent 3-4 times a year, by mail or email in English only and features new braille titles.
Which CELA newsletters do you receive? Please check all that apply.

Open Book

What's New

Braille Books Acquired

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* 8. If you receive the Open Book newsletter, how useful do you find it?

Very useful.

Useful

Somewhat useful.

Not useful.

I don't read it.

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* 9. If you receive Braille Books Acquired, how useful do you find it?

Very Useful

Useful

Somewhat useful

Not useful

I don't read it.

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* 10. Is there anything else you would like to tell us about how you receive information from CELA or about our newsletter?

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