Book recommendation software survey
Responses are much appreciated!
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How often do you read books for pleasure?
Daily
Every few days
Every week
Every few weeks
Monthly
Rarely
/10
Which of the following methods do you use to read books?
Select one or more options
Books from a library
Purchased books
Second hand books
Online (via a kindle or software)
Audiobook
Other
/10
Which of the following methods do you use to decide which books to read?
Select one or more options
Recommendations from friendly/family
Recommendations from library staff
Social media
Online websites
Based on book covers/titles on display
Random selection
Based on favorite author
Price of books in a shop/bargains
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How often do you discover a book you would not usually chose yourself?
Daily
Several times a week
Every couple weeks
Monthly
Rarely
/10
How often do you receive book recommendations that do not match your interests
Daily
Several times a week
Several times a month
Monthly
Rarely
/10
How difficult is it to select a new book (from an unknown author) you know you will enjoy
Very diffcult
Difficult
Easy
Very easy
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Which of the following stays the same between books you usually read
Select one or more options
Genre
Author
Themes
Popularity (e.g how many times it was read this month)
Decade of publication
General similarity to books I have previously enjoyed
It being a "classic"
Other
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What would make a book recommendation convincing enough for you to consider reading it?
Select one or more options
Recommendation from friends/family
A description of the book
An extract from the book
Ratings from other general readers
Ratings from readers online with similar interests to you
Personalised recommendation based on my history
Seeing that a book is trending
Other
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How important is it that you are recommended books from your closest library ONLY and not libraries in your general area
Essential
Very important
Fairly important
Useful
Not important
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Any other suggestions or comments?
(Thank you for taking the time to do the survey!)