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Old 02-12-2009, 11:17 AM   #22
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Location: Denmark
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Originally Posted by Read it! View Post
Students in information-communication, we have a project on e-books and would like to have your opinion on these.
A moment to give us?
To save you time, this questionnaire is pre-filled. Simply highlight / frame ... your answer.
(And sorry for our bad english ))

Are you a man or a woman?
Male Female

Were do you live? Denmark

How old are you?
16-25 years 26-35 years
35-45 years 46-55 years
55-65 years Over 65 years

In which occupational group do you work?
Craftsman
Semiskilled worker
Intermediate
Commercial
Student
Executive
Without retired (unemployed, at home ...)
Other IT developer

What e-book do you have? iLiad Book Ed., iPod Touch

How long do you have e-book?
1 month 3 months
2 months 4 months
More (specify)If I include a Dell Axim PDA, it's been three years (not sure)
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Is this a personal purchase?
Yes No

Is this a professional purchase?
Yes No
Comment: Why two questions that exclude each other?

Did you receive it as a gift?

Yes No

Comment: It's a bit difficult to answer the following questions precisely as I have two devices I use

Are you satisfied with your e-book?
Not at all satisfied Somewhat satisfied
Satisfied Very satisfied

If not satisfied, can you tell us why?

How many books have you downloaded?
- than 3 books
3 to 10 books
10 to 20 books
20 to 50 books
50 to 100 books
Over than 100 books
Would that be downloaded as in bought, as in free legal books, or free illegal books? BEsides, I read a lot of fan fiction and I would hesitate to call that books. I don't feel I can answer this question.

On average, how many hours per week do you use your e-book?
1 hour 2 hours
3 hours 4 hours
5 hours More than 5 hours(specify) It varies a lot, I just know it's more than 5 per week.

Which database do you use to download your digital book?

I use a large variety of sources on the Internet, not a single database

Get you more works free (public domain) or paid work?
Free books
Paid work

Where do you use most often your e-book?
Public transport
House
Job

What types of books do you read?
Fiction
Current events
School books
Practical life (kitchen, garden, health ...)
Social science (philosophy, psychology, economy ...)
Scientific and technical books
Dictionaries, encyclopedias
Other (specify) Fan fiction


How would you define your e-book?
Handy Yes No
Practice Yes No
Comfortable Yes No
Useful Yes No
Readable Yes No
Esthetic Yes No
Revolutionary Yes No
Economic Yes No


What do you think of the electronic reading?
I've found ebook devices to be overall more practical than p-books and to some degree, my reading choices are reflected in what is available as electronic files. I wish I could get books in my own language though.

Thank you very much time you devoted to this questionnaire.
Marjorie & Aurore
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