tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post2534402522205631897..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: Middle Grade Readers - A survey of what books they like and the impact of ereadersProject Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-9927763917098980892011-10-21T15:11:22.650-05:002011-10-21T15:11:22.650-05:00Nice post. Over half of my sixth grade students ha...Nice post. Over half of my sixth grade students have ereaders. Kids are definitely in-tune with technology and up to speed on the latest and greatest. However, usually they only buy books that are highly marketed. Rick Riordan comes to mind, since they're all reading Son of Neptune. Though I can't blame them for all reading that one. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514067724256745623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-55625757220497737282011-10-19T22:58:32.830-05:002011-10-19T22:58:32.830-05:00This is so, so interesting! Thanks so much for sha...This is so, so interesting! Thanks so much for sharing it!ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-54252982095845144832011-10-18T20:17:41.621-05:002011-10-18T20:17:41.621-05:00Thanks for sharing - I suspect a lot of writers wi...Thanks for sharing - I suspect a lot of writers will find this invaluable. It's interesting to see Science Fiction languishing though ... is that because the kids picked genres they enjoyed reading, and there's hardly any SF out there for them TO read? (as per Dee and Susan, above, SF is my genre too.)Simon Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660767551431793439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-49193723194562179352011-10-18T20:07:29.965-05:002011-10-18T20:07:29.965-05:00Thanks Maureen for linking it!
And PHC, it's ...Thanks Maureen for linking it!<br /><br />And PHC, it's probably because right now there isn't much middle grade sci fi at all. I know a few books have come out this year and I think more will come out in the next few years, so that may change. I hope so, because I just wrote one. :)dee garretsonhttp://deegarretson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-4338160011140721052011-10-18T16:07:00.376-05:002011-10-18T16:07:00.376-05:00Thanks for posting. For me, it was interesting to ...Thanks for posting. For me, it was interesting to see that girls seem less interested in sci-fi. I wonder why that is...thousandstarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109139749553710105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-21128184131203362952011-10-18T14:06:53.903-05:002011-10-18T14:06:53.903-05:00That is a really interesting survey!
I asked a gro...That is a really interesting survey!<br />I asked a group of children's writers on a blog earlier in the year how many children were reading books on eReaders? <br />Here in New Zealand eReaders are just becoming available and I wanted to get a sense of where this technology was heading for children's writing. <br />The authors asked all the kids they knew and found to their surprise that about 20% were reading books on eReaders. With several authors reporting that some kids had their own eReaders. <br />We were all struck by the quick takeup of this new tech. I linked to the conversation in my weekly round up and New Zealand Children's writers got a swift lesson in where publishing was going. Something our publisher's here didn't understand. <br />We have just had the launch of a small publisher who is publishing ebooks first...<br /><br />Writers are now living in interesting times!<br /><br />I will link to this in my weekly roundup...Thanks for the good work!<br />Maureen<br />New ZealandMaureen Crisphttp://www.maureencrisp.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-25662870440897889502011-10-18T14:01:16.817-05:002011-10-18T14:01:16.817-05:00Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!Liesl Shurtliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064620851881036609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-14956862281486290942011-10-18T09:57:07.329-05:002011-10-18T09:57:07.329-05:00Wonderful information, thank you for sharing.Wonderful information, thank you for sharing.Ansha Kotykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845444642934306384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-56224179206810149222011-10-18T08:22:22.344-05:002011-10-18T08:22:22.344-05:00Great post! And I'm not at all surprised about...Great post! And I'm not at all surprised about the e-readers. My boys were lobbying for me to upgrade to a Nook Color, so they could have my Nook. Now the youngest (8yo) has his own "style" of reading on it (without the cover). Kids lap this stuff up.Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-46029751641095499262011-10-18T01:33:10.013-05:002011-10-18T01:33:10.013-05:00Wow! Fascinating. As a MG mystery author, I'm ...Wow! Fascinating. As a MG mystery author, I'm heartened to see such interest in mysteries.Kristen Kittcherhttp://kristenkittscher.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-39424473588476259302011-10-17T16:30:14.421-05:002011-10-17T16:30:14.421-05:00Word Wrestler,
Around here, at most schools for mo...Word Wrestler,<br />Around here, at most schools for most kids, 12 seems to be the age at which they get cellphones. Those are one of the few items parents hold off as long as possible, because of the whole texting, expense, etc. I can see why YA books would be more likely to be read on a cellphone, though I can't imagine it myself. I've said before, with my eyesight, I can barely see my phone, much less read a book on it.Dee Garretsonhttp://deegarretson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-26432473871237927042011-10-17T15:48:10.469-05:002011-10-17T15:48:10.469-05:00Fascinating post, Dee, and I can't wait to see...Fascinating post, Dee, and I can't wait to see how the survey turns out at the different kind of school.Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-18396688198772759642011-10-17T15:30:33.588-05:002011-10-17T15:30:33.588-05:00Great survey, Dee! It's interesting that this ...Great survey, Dee! It's interesting that this group doesn't have phones. I wonder, if you studied another group this age, if they'd report reading e-books on their phones.<br /><br />With my YA e-book, Venture Untamed, I was surprised how excited the teens I know were when I told them they could read on their phones. Many of them didn't know what an e-book was, and said they didn't like to read, but once they found out they could read books on their phones, their faces lit up and they were all for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-13167690902815558772011-10-17T15:27:33.967-05:002011-10-17T15:27:33.967-05:00Like it! Following ;DLike it! Following ;DWilyBCoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024857201066234431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-52639330278498744202011-10-17T15:17:25.668-05:002011-10-17T15:17:25.668-05:00Interesting survey - thanks for sharing it!Interesting survey - thanks for sharing it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-87427950212538597532011-10-17T09:44:38.356-05:002011-10-17T09:44:38.356-05:00Wow - what a great survey. I would love to have th...Wow - what a great survey. I would love to have the ability to do this. So glad you shared!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694966948181862580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-78162718667870169542011-10-17T09:36:46.648-05:002011-10-17T09:36:46.648-05:00Cool stats, Dee!! I'll look forward to seeing ...Cool stats, Dee!! I'll look forward to seeing what other populations you survey and what the results are!!Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-40279773495311818632011-10-17T09:30:03.468-05:002011-10-17T09:30:03.468-05:00How interesting! Can't wait to compare the res...How interesting! Can't wait to compare the results of another school! Excellent job!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16922625377866772414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-84094767871315375392011-10-17T09:15:30.702-05:002011-10-17T09:15:30.702-05:00Andrea, I thought about asking that but didn't...Andrea, I thought about asking that but didn't. I should have. I have a feeling kids of this group may use ebooks and books interchangeably, as ereaders just become one more way to read. That's what my own children do.Project Mayhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-9839204392855397552011-10-17T09:10:41.930-05:002011-10-17T09:10:41.930-05:00Fascinating stuff! I'm planning to get each of...Fascinating stuff! I'm planning to get each of my kids e-readers for Christmas, and they've read parts of books on my Kindle, but neither of them has e-read an entire novel yet.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-26920505297393388932011-10-17T09:06:32.141-05:002011-10-17T09:06:32.141-05:00Fascinating! Thank you for sharing. It's alway...Fascinating! Thank you for sharing. It's always interesting to see what our audience is actually reading.Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-81781328661512686062011-10-17T09:06:11.482-05:002011-10-17T09:06:11.482-05:00Really interesting survey, Dee. I wonder how many ...Really interesting survey, Dee. I wonder how many of them regularly use e-readers for reading, and whether they like e-readers better than books?Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.com