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Originally Posted by dapriuk
Filled in the first survey - didn't spot the second though. I hope you find the material from everyone useful and I'd be interested in seeing the results.
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The responses are very useful-- especially the more long-winded, self-reflective, candid responses of some. Some of the most helpful survey responses have come anonymously. The candour of some of the survey participants helps me empathize with them and will guide the direction of my research. I'm at the point in my studies between understanding the current situation (peoples' current relationship with intangible things---so in this instance, eBooks) and taking action about it. Ideally, there will be a designed outcome in the end-- most likely a service.
My hope is that through these surveys and interviews, that I'll be able to narrow down which group of people I want to focus on and design for. Originally I had intended to focus on people who are resistant towards intangible goods but highly-mobile, highly literate, and between 18-25 years old. I have been working on trying to understand this resistance --- it's partly distrust of the intangible and partly emotional attachment to material things. So now I'm trying to understand people who have made this shift from tangible to intangible (printed books to eBooks).