Poll
Do you read blurbs (quotes) on the front and back of books?
Survey expired 04/28/12
Total voters: 107
Question
 61% (65 votes) | Always |
| 37% (40 votes) | Sometimes |
| 2% (2 votes) | Never |
Do blurbs influence your book selections? Please check as many as apply.
| 50% (54 votes) | Yes, if the blurb is written by an author whose work I know |
| 30% (32 votes) | Yes, if the blurb is written by an author I have heard of |
| 34% (36 votes) | Yes, if the blurb is from a publication or reviewer I trust |
| 16% (17 votes) | Yes, if the blurb is from a publication or reviewer I have heard of |
| 66% (71 votes) | Yes, if the blurb makes the book sound appealing to me |
| 28% (30 votes) | Occasionally, if I don’t know much about the book |
| 3% (3 votes) | No, because I am not interested in reading promotional blurbs |
| 5% (5 votes) | No, because I would rather get the opinion of someone I know |
| 13% (14 votes) | No, because I already know enough about the books I am going to buy or borrow without reading the blurbs |
| 2% (2 votes) | I am not sure how I feel about blurbs. |
| 1% (1 votes) | Other...:
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