Poll Results: Do you stop reading authors whose political beliefs you vehemently disagree with?
Another poll down, and the results are rather interesting: 18.75% of you said “yes.” 43.75% of you said “sometimes.” 37.5% of you said “no.” What does this tell me? That I need to ask another question. If most of you continue reading authors whose politics you disagree with (given that the largest group–the “sometimes” group–still reads some of the authors they disagree with), then the big question is related to how you continue reading them. That’ll be in the new poll. As to my thoughts on the question (in case you didn’t see my response in the comments section many days ago): I have stopped reading a number of authors whose work I can no longer separate from their politics. In almost all cases where I vehemently disagree with an author, I’ve simply stopped reading. To be fair, though, there aren’t that many authors who ended up in the “no read” pile. Most authors I can’t stand personally still end up on my reading list, but I have found better ways to avoid giving them my support politically (such as not buying their work). But I’m going to save that for the next poll (coming soon).
New Poll: Do you stop reading authors whose political beliefs you vehemently disagree with?
A new poll is up, folks. This is partially in response to the Elizabeth Moon fiasco, but mostly in response to the occasional discussions among readers and authors about whether one continues to read authors who hold unfavorable political beliefs (such as Orson Scott Card or John C. Wright, et. al.). There are three answers: yes, sometimes, and no. Simple enough, right? You can find the poll on the left sidebar (scroll down a little). But if you’d like to leave a more detailed comment, feel free to do so here. The poll will run for two weeks.
Poll Results: How do you feel about book bannings?
The poll has been over for a while now, but I haven’t had time to take it down and replace it with a new one yet (or present the results to all of you). So, without further delay, here are the results are: 81.25% said that book bannings are “pure evil.” 18.75% said that book bannings are “rarely necessary.” Nobody said that book bannings are “sometimes necessary” or “great.” Am I surprised by the numbers? Nope. My blog is a literature-oriented one, so finding out that my readership mostly despises book bannings makes perfect sense. I would have been more surprised if some of you had said book bannings are “great.” But I do have a question: why did some of you say that book bannings are “rarely necessary?” What constitutes “rarely necessary?” Is it because you are of the opinion that pornography (in the literal sense, not the literary sense) shouldn’t be in libraries, or do you think certain books (in the actual written sense) shouldn’t be in libraries? Leave a comment if you’re one of the few who said “rarely necessary” on the poll, because I’d really like to know your opinion on the matter. Anywho. A new poll will be up later today. Thanks for voting!
New Poll: How do you feel about book bannings?
I thought it would be nice to have a poll about book bannings, since that’s what everyone has been talking about for the past week. So, how do you feel about book bannings? You can leave your answer on the poll, which you can find on the left sidebar, or you can leave a detailed explanation in the comments for this post. Vote away!
Poll Results: Which eReader is the best on the market today?
A few weeks ago I put up a poll about eReaders to see what you all thought were the best on the market. Now for the results: 27% said the B&N Nook 53% said the Amazon Kindle 7% said the Sony Reader 13% said the iPad 0% said the Cruz Reader, the Kobo, and Mobiles I’m somewhat amused by these results. There’s been a lot of talk in the last year or so about how great mobile phones are for reading books, ad yet nobody selected that as an option from the list. I suspect this is because many of you subconsciously or consciously took “the best” to also mean “the best suited for the job.” But that’s a guess on my part. Note: I’m surprised the Nook is so low on the list. It’s #2, but being an proud and happy owner of one of those little devices, I have to admit that it’s really a wonderful thing. I think it’s the best of the ones I’ve seen so far. Anywho. Thanks for voting! There will be a new poll up later today!
New Poll: Which eReader do you think is the best on the market today?
I’ve put up another poll for you all to vote on. This time around, I want to know which eReader you think is the best available on the market today. The list includes the Nook, the Kindle 3, the Sony Reader, the iPad, the Cruz Reader, the Kobo, and the various mobile devices folks are using to read books (such as the iPhone). All you need to do is come onto the main site and look for the poll on the sidebar to the left (it’s the third box down). Voting requires nothing more than two clicks. So, come on over and vote!