IU Reader Poll: What Makes You Say “Yes”

People choose the books they read for a reason. Multiple factors can be involved in that decision-making, but that doesn’t mean we give equal weight to all those factors.

More often than not, we use one consideration of many in reaching the decision to buy or pass on a book. Of all the things any given book has going on to lure you to choose it above others, what do you feel most often influences your choice?

When deciding to purchase a book, which single factor carries the most weight with you?

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Flash Fiction Vote

It’s Wednesday, and that means it is time once again for IU readers to vote for their choice in our  weekly Flash Fiction Challenge.

When we left our flash fiction challenge, only part of the story was told. A handful of brave indies have stepped forward to finish the job, but whose story did you like best?

Check out this week’s entries here. Vote for your fave then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word that the vote is on.

 

Vote for your choice in our weekly Flash Fiction Challenge

  • Robert K. Blechman (30%, 32 Votes)
  • Dick C Waters (28%, 30 Votes)
  • Ed Drury (24%, 26 Votes)
  • Gary Munson (12%, 13 Votes)
  • JK Mikals (2%, 2 Votes)
  • A.L. Kaplan (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Sherri Springle (1%, 1 Votes)
  • A K Butler (1%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 107

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IU Poll: Buying Bestseller Status

If you’ve read the story about authors using a marketing firm to buy their way onto the New York Times bestseller list, we’d like to know your opinion. Is this just a clever marketing stratagem? Is it unethical? Should changes be made to prevent this statistical vulnerability from being exploited? Tell us what you think:

Should a marketing firm be able to get its clients on the NYT bestseller list in the manner described in the article?

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Weekly Flash Fiction Poll

It is time once more for IU readers to vote for their choice in our  weekly Flash Fiction Challenge.

When we left our flash fiction challenge, only part of the story was told. A handful of brave indies have stepped forward to finish the job, but they’re not out of the woods just yet.

Check out this week’s entries here. Vote for your fave then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word that the vote is on.

 

Who deserves to be this week's flash fiction star?

  • Robert K. Blechman (29%, 19 Votes)
  • Lynne Cantwell (26%, 17 Votes)
  • Ed Drury (17%, 11 Votes)
  • Jacqueline Hopkins-Walton (12%, 8 Votes)
  • Summer Ross (9%, 6 Votes)
  • Frank Parker (5%, 3 Votes)
  • A.L. Kaplan (2%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 65

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