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You listed the iPad as an example of an ebook reader. It's no more an ebook reader in the sense the Kindle is than it's a game console in the sense the Xbox is. It's a general-purpose tablet computer that has an ebook reading app; you could have just as well included the Nintendo DS (yes, you can read ebooks with it). This is going to skew your results some.
Also, I think there is a pro-serial bias that may also skew the results. The questions seemed more like "How much sugar do you like in your coffee?" with no options for "I hate coffee and will only drink it if no better source of caffeine is available." Not everyone is of a temperament which can withstand serials. I'm just too impatient, and I hate getting interrupted just when things are getting interesting. I'd rather wait a year for the whole thing to be available than read it bit by bit.
The question on electronic reading was also a bit confusing, percentage-wise. I was unsure on exactly what constituted "reading" for the purpose of the question. Books, obviously, and you mentioned online newspapers. But what about forums like this one? Garden catalogs that show up in my snail mail? (I guess it proves that I'm a garden geek when the seed catalogs go into the bathroom reading rack with the magazines!) Mail in general, both p- and e-? That might need to be clarified a bit. And how does it break down between reading for pleasure, personal use (bills, news, etc.), and work, if one's job requires regular reading of something?
Still, overall a better survey than many I've seen. Just in case, though, I'm not sure if I answered the "why did you buy an ereader?" question fully, In case I left it out (I'm multitasking at the moment) my answer should have included, as the main reason: "So I could read Project Gutenberg in bed."
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