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Are you a man or a woman?
Male Female
Were do you live?
USA
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
Ph.D. Software Engineer -- I can't tell which category that fits in, as your categories don't make much sense by typical US terminology.
What e-book do you have?
Sony PRS-700, Sony PRS-500. I previously owned an RCA REB-1100.
How long do you have e-book?
1 month 3 months
2 months 4 months
More (specify): I've owned the 700 since Christmas; the 500 for a bit over 2 years. Before that, I owned the REB-1100 for 5 years.
Is this a personal purchase?
Yes No
Is this a professional purchase?
Yes No
Did you receive it as a gift?
Yes No
Yes for the 700; no for the 500. No for the prior REB-1100.
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
800+ and counting. And yes, I've read them all.
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)Probably around 10 hours/week; it gets nearly all my reading time.
Which database do you use to download your digital book?
Primarily Baen's Webscriptions site (for commercial books); Mobileread (this site) for public domain. Fictionwise and a few others also get a bit of my money. Strictly speaking, "database" is the wrong term. I think you mean "website" or "online vendor" or something like that.
Get you more works free (public domain) or paid work?
Free books
Paid workBy a very wide margin.
Where do you use most often your e-book?
Public transport
House
Job
What types of books do you read?
Fiction <===mostly
Current events
School books
Practical life (kitchen, garden, health ...)
Social science (philosophy, psychology, economy ...)
Scientific and technical books
Dictionaries, encyclopedias
Other (specify)
I use the eBook reader almost exclusively for fiction. The various non-fiction is mostly dead-tree-format.
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
No answer to "revolutionary" because I'm not sure. "Economic" is a yes only because my primary supplier (Baen) is sane about prices, so I've saved far more money buying books than I have spent buying e-Book-reading hardware. If I bought elsewhere, my answer would be a resounding "NO!"
What do you think of the electronic reading?
I prefer buying books in bits. If I had a completely free choice (no issues of DRM, availability, etc.) I would purchase paper books only for the very few authors who are my absolute favorites. Otherwise eBooks are a complete win -- easier storage, can take dozens with me when I travel, instant gratification when purchasing, etc.
Xenophon
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