dir@cbosgd.UUCP (Dean Radin) (02/15/84)
Results of "How do you read a magazine?" survey. The questions were: Do you read a magazine front to back, back to front, or at random? And why do you do what you do? I asked just out of curiosity since I know people who use both methods. I received 33 responses from January 6 -> February 15th. There were three general responses: 14 people said they primarily read back to front (BF). 10 said they primarily read front to back (FB). 9 said there was no primary method -- it depends on the material. As to why they do this, most BF-types said they found it easier to turn the pages back to front, or that the information they liked to read was generally in the back. Most FB-types indicated they like to read straight through in front-back order. And most DEPEND-types said they look at the contents and go directly to a story, or dip into a magazine at random, or read books FB and other materials BF. My favorite response was from a DEPEND-type, who said he read Playboy "centerfold to back, then front to centerfold." Now there's someone who knows his priorities! Dean Radin - AT&T Bell Laboratories - cbosgd!dir