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Originally Posted by Indigo Ink
1. Are most people reading fiction or non-fiction? This is actually related to another issues which is the ebook reader mainly an entertainment device or does it relate to work as well which is to say how many readers have bought the readers only for office/college/work-related purposes?
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Almost entirely fiction. My Kindle was purchased for entertainment. So far (roughly 60 days), I've read 12 novels on the Kindle. Half of these were purchased from online sellers and the other half were free downloads. In that same time, I've read 13 paper books and listened to one unabridged audio book.
- January - 12 books, 4884 pages
- February - 8 books, 3200 pages
- March - 13 books, 4028 pages
- April (to date) - 9 books, 3075 pages
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Originally Posted by Indigo Ink
2. Now I have a feeling that most people use ebook readers for recreation (I could be wrong!). But if I am right then I would like to know how many hours, on an average, does one read in a week? Which is closely linked to the issue what you do for a living? Is reading part of your work profile in a direct or indirect way?
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How many hours a day that I read really depends on whether I am traveling or not. Tomorrow, for example, I am flying to Cleveland. I will read for about an hour in the car on the way to the airport; probably another hour in the airport waiting area; then 2 hours enroute. Other than reading for approximately an hour each evening before bed, I won't do any serious recreational reading until Thursday when I leave Cleveland for Virginia. In my job as an IT Specialist, I must read -- e-mail, documentation, etc. -- but I don't call that "reading" if you get my gist. Work-related reading is mostly online (web sites, fora, documentation), though I do have some PDF files downloaded to my laptop for offline reference. The PDF files that I have are large (300+ pages) and formatted for standard US paper. I rarely read straight through these files; rather, I research within them, reading snippets. I can't see myself putting them onto the Kindle.