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From: Robert@cartel.westfalen.de (Robert)
Subject: Re: ! Quick book survey - please help student
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"OA news" <chinruel@mail.ao.net> wrote:

>I am a marketing student working on a project. Please take a few minutes to
>fill out the following survey. Thank you in advance.

>About how many books do you purchase per year?
6
>What kind of books interest you the most?
 socio-political works anything by Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn;)
 scietific (pro-con neo-Darwinism) Philosophy Religion ect.

>Why would you purchase a book as opposed to checking it out from a library?
 being able to have it always in my shelf building a little library of
my own on things that interest me..being able to..underline (wanting
to keep the book re-read it..anytime i want to.
>How far are you willing to travel to a bookstore?
 generally 20 kilometers but i have one in my own hometown on the
other hand when every i am in another town anyway..why dont checking
out the boostore
>How often do you go to a bookstore?
 sometimes every day of the week sometimes every second week;)

>What is the average amount of time that you spend in a bookstore?
 1 hour
>Do you prefer smaller, more intimate bookstores with hard to get books or
>stores like Bookstop?
 i llike my local smaller book shop since almost everything i buy
would have to be ordered anyway it doesnt make such a difference i
would say
>Would poetry readings, author signing events attract you to go to a
>bookstore?
 only if Shakespeare would arise from the dead or Goether for that
matter i dont like most of the cotnemporary authors (thats why i read
theorerical works mostly)
>Are you a member of a book buyers club? Would you consider joining one?
No way;)
>Would having a coffee shop entice you to frequent a bookstore more?
 No
>How important is the general appearance/cleanliness of a bookstore?
 well it shouldnt be a piggy house;) on the other hand nobody should
freak out if am kneeling at th ground for a while
>How many books do you buy as a gift and how many are for yourself?
almost every book is for myself there where periods however i bought
 a book now and than for birthdays would say 3 a year but one cant
buy somebody a book all the time (specially if the other isnt that
much of a reader;)sigh
>How did you hear about the bookstore you frequent now?
I think either i passed it..or i read it in the local newspaper.
>Is the bookstore you frequent now a chain/franchise or is it a privately
>owned store?
Its i think somewhat of a privately owned store with its headquater in
a larger city
>Level of education?
 mhh "College"
>Are you currently in school?
 Nope
>Do you normally wait for a novel/book to be published in paperback before
>purchasing?
thats a good question..it say normally i dont like paperbacks but when
it comes to some books i buy it since its cheaper (always depends on
the price of the  original (It say if the book is a bit older and i
see it in paperback as well id buy the paperback (so i guess the
answer is NO! i would not wait for a novel to be in paperback (but
dont listen to me i dont read that much novels)
>Would you buy a used book?
Oh so many books out of print if i would see em i would
buy em ANY TIME:)

>What other things might entice you to go to a particular bookstore?
A shelf full of books of the authors i am normally looking for;)
Kuehelt-Leddih Russel Kirk..ect..;)

Greetings from Germany

Robert

