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Originally Posted by lestatar
 
I would think that this site itself would make for a decent barometer of the general state of the ereader market - I have only been here a short while but it seems that every day, a goodly number of new members join up, as evidenced by the large numbers of new Introduce Yourself posts. And before I left for HK, for sure over the last few years, my own on-the-street sightings of ereaders increased noticeably in NYC.
It might be interesting if the MR powers that be did some quick calculations and chart forum signups over the last few years. 
Don't know about anyone else, but even though I only recently purchased my first dedicated ereader [K3], I have been reading digitally for years on other devices, going all the way back to Palm Vx and CLIE days [remember early PRC files anybody?]. Funny, my own purchases of physical books over the last few years have not seen any significant decline, but for sure, my purchase/acquisition of digital books has increased by quite a bit.
No idea when I will ever be able to make any kind of dent in my TBR queue though.
<note to self: get cracking on that immortality thing> |
I, too, was reading digitally before purchasing my ebook reader, and I'm sure that others have done the same too. If anything, though, I feel like my physical book purchases have increased in the last few years (something that my husband is happy to complain about)!
If you manage to get that immortality up and running, give me a shout
We will probably find the answer in a book, come to think of it...
I, too, have the impression that membership on MR has increased exponentially since I have become a member here. I could be wrong, of course, but that is the impression that I have.
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Originally Posted by bashfulbanshee
Heh. Maybe there should be a Vancouver get together. Have over a dozen people invade one coffee shop with e-readers, sit down, and just read in silence ;D It could be the most tame flash mob ever.
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I love that idea
As to ebook reader sightings, I do see a fair bit here in Toronto. Mostly Kobo and Sony readers. I have yet to see a Nook, and I've only seen a couple of Kindles (I played with my first Kindle last night, in fact, and am really interested to see what K4 will bring). I don't see many iPads, surprisingly. Then again, I rarely take mine out of my house, but my Sony goes with me everywhere thanks to its small form factor; it fits into even my smallest purse.
I wouldn't say that ebook readers are popular yet, but they are getting there.