Ebooks: what do you think?
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1
. Which appeals to you more?
Which appeals to you more?
E-readers
Printed books.
No preference.
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2
. Where do you buy most of your books?
Where do you buy most of your books?
Equal/ No preference
Online stores
Physical stores
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3
. If given the choice, which kind of bookstore do you prefer to buy from?
If given the choice, which kind of bookstore do you prefer to buy from?
No preference
Chain store (e.g. in Australia Dymmocks; elswhere Barnes & Noble, Waterstone's)
Independent store
Questions 4-7 are directed at e-reader owners. If you don't own one, skip past them.
4
. Which do you read more?
Which do you read more?
Ebooks
Printed books
No preference
5
. Do you acquire ebooks illegally (i.e. torrents, file-sharing sites, files copied from a friend, etc.)?
Do you acquire ebooks illegally (i.e. torrents, file-sharing sites, files copied from a friend, etc.)?
Yes.
Only rarely.
No.
6
. Do you find you read more or less than you did before you owned your ereader?
Do you find you read more or less than you did before you owned your ereader?
More.
Less.
No change.
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. If you own an iOS/Android/equivalent device, do you regularly read books on that?
If you own an iOS/Android/equivalent device, do you regularly read books on that?
Yes, often.
Sometimes.
Not very often.
Never.
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. Provided you do not own one, if e-readers become cheap enough for you to consider, would you buy one?
Provided you do not own one, if e-readers become cheap enough for you to consider, would you buy one?
Yes.
No.
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. If you are opposed to ereaders, why?
If you are opposed to ereaders, why?
I like the physical properties of books, e.g. the smell, turning the page by hand, the weight and shape.
Reading from a backlit screen (such as from an iPad) hurts my eyes.
They don't support physical bookstores
I prefer to actually browse a bookstore.
Real books don't have batteries.
Ereaders are too fragile.
Other (please specify)
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