Originally Posted by Read it!
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?
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(And sorry for our bad english  ))
Are you a man or a woman?
Male Female
Were do you live? México
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
What e-book do you have?
Handspring Visor Edge, Palm TX, Sony Reader PRS-505
How long do you have e-book?
1 month 3 months
2 months 4 months
More (specify) I got my Visor Edge 6 years ago; it was my first reading device. I bought the TX and the Reader almost on launch date.
Is this a personal purchase?
Yes No
Is this a professional purchase?
Yes No
Did you receive it as a gift?
Yes No
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
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) About 10 hrs /week
Which database do you use to download your digital book?
Project Guttemberg ant others that offer free content.
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)
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?
It's great, but I really hope some content vendors would take my money... even if I'm not from the US
Thank you very much time you devoted to this questionnaire.
Marjorie & Aurore |