Reading behavior –Books

Name: ____________________________

Age: ______________________________

Gender: Male / Female

Contact no: ________________________

1. What kind of books do you prefer reading?

 Fiction
 Non-Fiction

2. Rank the following genres in the order of preference

A.)Fiction
 Science fiction
 Mystery
 Western (example: life in the wild American west )
 Fantasy
 Romance
 Horror
 Action-Adventure
 Crime
 Humorous
 Literary fiction

B.) Non- Fiction

 Autobiography
 Biography
 Informational
 Travelogues ( a work of literature describing a journey)
 Spiritual
 Self-help
 Parable
 Educational

3. Rate the following factors on a scale of 1-10

 Price
 Content
 Attractiveness
 Text,font,formatting and quality of the paper
 Author and Publishing House
 Best sellers
 Genres
 Accessibility and availability

4. Do you read and specific author within fiction or non-fiction books?

 Yes
 No
If yes, specify__________________________-

5. How do you rate yourself on a scale of 1-10 on following characteristics?

 Sensitive
 Emotional
 Sympathetic
 Apathetic
 Romantic
 Shy

6. You read books for:

 Self- Development
 Enjoyment
 Escape
 Other _____________

7. The books read by you are:

 E-books
 Original
 Pirated
 Borrowed
 Second-hand
 Others_______________

8. Match the following colum

Name of the book Author
1.The inheritance of truth a.Rhonda Byrne
2.Blink b.Kiran Desai
3.Paths of glory c.Greg Mortenson
4.The winner stands alone d.Jeffrey Archer
5.The Secret e.Harper Lee
6. Stones into schools f.Paulo Coelho
7.To kill a mocking bird g. Malcolm Gladwell
9. When do you generally read a book?
 Travelling
 Bed-time
 Leisure time
 Anytime-Anywhere

10. How much do you spend annually on books?

 Less than 1000
 Rs. 1000-Rs. 4000
 Rs. 4000 and above

11. You get influenced by other’s opinion and buy a book. To what extent do you agree with
this statement?
 Strongly Agree
 Agree
 Neither agree nor disagree
 Disagree
 Strongly disagree

12. Are you aware of any promotional or advertising campaign undertaken by any book?
 Yes
 No
If yes, specify__________________________________

13. From where do you usually purchase books?

 Streets
 Malls
 Book Centers
 Airports/Railway stations
 Others___________________

14. Do you identify with the books you read?

 Yes
 No

15. Tick you annual income group

 Less than 100000
 I00000-300000
 300000-600000
 600000-800000
 Above Rs. 800000

16. Describe yourself in one word_________________________________________

17. You like reading books because________________________________________