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Originally Posted by djulian
I'm curious about the following:
- Is this unique to Kobo's user base?
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I think it's likely to be across all ereader makes, not just limited to Kobo.
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- Is this true for reading in general (and not just e-reading)? (There are some notes on that in the article.)
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I also think it applies to reading in general and not just ereaders. I've always noticed women reading more than men, even on the subway to/from work, buses, etc. when people lugged paperbacks around. Maybe women read more because they've always had a purse to stash the book/ereader and the reading habit just continued?
No idea, but it's something I've always noticed in my area and in my own family and circle of friends.
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Originally Posted by djulian
- Is this true for MR forum participants?
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I doubt that as well since MR is a forum for people with ereaders, so of course the forum will draw an unusually larger and disproportionate number of readers to skew those generic stats. Any specialized forum will have the same results.
I'll admit I quit reading for a few years because I didn't enjoy it as much with the tiny print when my already poor eyesight got older. Ereaders let me go back to reading as much as I want. Being able to adjust the font size and darkness is the biggest perk for me to use ereaders. Which is why I hate the locked down Kindle, you can't darken the fonts at all or change them to something you prefer in their locked down system.
Edit: I should add that I stick to pretty much only mystery, thrillers, horror novels, can't remember if I've ever read a romance book other than a couple of Daphne du Maurier titles 30+ years ago.