Comments on: How Readers Pick What to Read Next

By: Joel Burton

Joel Burton — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:54:33 +0000

Choosing the next read involves a mix of factors: genre preferences, recommendations, reviews, and mood. Readers navigate this process to find the perfect literary adventure that resonates with them.

By: Robin Eriksson

Robin Eriksson — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 05:40:53 +0000

This survey is supergood, will link to it in one of my future articles if that is alright.

Thank you again!

By: Tani Ifediora

Tani Ifediora — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 13:37:22 +0000

Insightful and helpful information. Thank you.

By: Elizabeth Barone

Elizabeth Barone — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 14:27:31 +0000

Interesting stuff! I’d love to know the breakdown of retailers your readers use. Was that included in this survey? Or could it be in a future survey? Either way, thanks for sharing with us!

By: AJ Sam

AJ Sam — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 20:06:46 +0000

Thank you for your candor in answering several tough questions. I was wondering about the analytics and if they were skewed because of your sample population.

By: William Prenevost

William Prenevost — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 18:55:32 +0000

Thanks for this info. Very helpful. If you ever dig deeper, I agree the Amazon criterion is what I’d like to see. Also, My background in the arts is prominent in my novels and would like to identify a readership interest in that sort of backdrop.

By: Maria Grazia Swan

Maria Grazia Swan — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 16:43:40 +0000

In reply to Clayton Noblit. That would be terrific

By: RYCJ

RYCJ — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 16:35:52 +0000

Won’t dare doubt your survey. Sounds accurate, as does the one comment about smut writing… though I wouldn’t generalize …let’s say… racy stories if the storyline is racing. I’ve been at this (reading, writing and reviewing) since 2000 and find it challenging to come across sweet sappy thoroughly entertaining stories without violence or upfront sexual elements.

By: Linda J Burson

Linda J Burson — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 15:26:53 +0000

In reply to Ricardo Carlos. I was thinking the same thing as I read through the article. The problem with Freebooksey is it prostitutes the industry. Nobody wants to spend money on books if they can get them for free. And with the advent of Indy publishing, it’s become more and more prevalent. Now, don’t get me wrong; I’m not trying to bash Written Word Media. They are not the only place that offers free books. They are offered everywhere, even by authors themselves trying to get their books noticed. Unfortunately, once you offer something for free, people always want it for free, so it’s really not helpful. Most readers won’t pay for a book when they can get it for nothing. As it is, we get very little off of a sale of one of our books. All our time, energy, hard work heart and soul, and expenses that we all go through to produce a novel is not returned. We can’t even get the benefit of feeling good about someone liking our work, because the majority of people don’t even write reviews.

By: Ann Stang

Ann Stang — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 04:03:21 +0000

In reply to Claire Hastie. I had a lot of reviews from two of the Freebooksys I ran. The one I did on my MG novel didn't get any, but I did give away a good number of ebooks.