Thread: Pew Research Center survey on American reading habits
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Old 09-09-2016, 08:23 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
I find ereader prices/sales to be a very insufficient metric for gauging ebook reading popularity (or un-) right now. Ebook downloads--the only numbers we have no reliable access to--is the only thing I would place much stock in. It would surprise me very much if every smartphone- and or tablet-toting, casual reader out there didn't have at least one reading app installed on their device(s).

I think the dedicated eink reader market is a very niche (but solid) market that has reached its saturation point. But I just don't think it's a very good indicator of how many ebooks are being bought, borrowed and read any more.
I totally agree.

I don't forsee myself buying another eink device, but then my PRS-T1 is holding up just fine.

This survey is useless. Between having machines that last for years, and willfully ignoring that the name of the game is portability, and trying to base a decision for the whole population based on what a few hundred people say is absolutely asinine.
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