Book Collectors and Book Fairs Survey

Do you visit book fairs? It’s an important question, because if you have been going to them regularly, as we have, it has become obvious that attendances are falling. And we want to find out why. If you don’t go to them anymore, then why not? Have you been to one and not been impressed? Would you like to see improvements?

If you have an answer to any of these questions, or feel passionately about anything connected with book fairs, then why not take part in this important poll created especially for readers of BMC by Richard Joseph of the Sheppard’s Confidential website. Your views count, so if you wish to convey your views to fair organizers do take a few minutes to complete it. To complete the survey, click here: http://rjp.homeip.net/sc/SheppardsPoll.aspx?Poll=7d2f8769-9315-4701-b7c5-da7bc17e5b61

There are 12 different questions and all you have to do is complete each one by ticking appropriate boxes and then click on each link to the next.

Alternatively, if you never want to visit a fair, then you can send you reasons in an e-mail to nofairs@sheppardsconfidential.com

The survey closes 17 Sept. We will publish the results in a future edition.

And readers of BMC who have been following the recent Oxfam debate, which continues to rage, will want to look at the October issue, out now, to see the response from the former Chairman of the PBFA to Oxfam. Also in it are features on Occult Detectives, and a chance to win the complete Miss Marple short stories.

Christopher Peachment - Editor