Ereader devices survey spring 2011

NootnaSiri · 04-07-2011, 09:08 AM

Hi all,

I'm a masters student in London at the University of Greenwich, and currently conducting a survey for my MA International Business into attitudes towards ebook readers.

The aim of the survey is to update previous studies, in particular following recent drops in the pricing of ebook readers and the increase in the range of ebook readers available.

If you could spare a couple of minutes to complete this survey your help will be greatly appreciated. The questionnaire can be found at this address: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YN692L7

If you have any questions about it please contact me either through this site or on nootna91@gmail.com

Best wishes, and thank you very much for your help.

Sweetpea · 04-07-2011, 09:55 AM

I started filling it in, but can't continue. It's too single-device based, and I use several, on a daily basis, depending on my needs, not preference.

JSWolf · 04-07-2011, 10:02 AM

I filled in the survey as I mainly use one device for reading.

Worldwalker · 04-07-2011, 10:47 AM

You need a "N/A" answer for a lot of those. How am I supposed to be satisfied or dissatisfied with the color, for instance, on a device without a color display? How should I answer for the ease of using DRM-locked ebooks when I will not buy any such books? I answered your survey, but a bunch of my answers are going to be marginally useless because the real but unavailable answer was "N/A".

Cordanim · 04-07-2011, 11:17 AM

All done - hope it helps.

For those asking for an "N/A" choice, it would make it more intuitive, but I just left those ones blank and it accepted them.

Kev

kindlekitten · 04-07-2011, 11:25 AM

just skip the ones that don't apply. looks like some adjustments have been made

GeoffC · 04-07-2011, 11:41 AM

Done - those bits not applicable were ignored.

Please let us have some results when you've completed the process, and Welcome to Mobileread .... Possibly not a good idea to openly publish an active email address - you never know who is lurking....

Worldwalker · 04-07-2011, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Possibly not a good idea to openly publish an active email address - you never know who is lurking....

Or what is lurking ... spambots are the scourge of the Web.

sourcejedi · 04-07-2011, 01:07 PM

Nice survey interface.

I left the "available via device" choices blank in the first instance. My device does not have an associated store. I'd already selected books I wanted, and all of them would have been available on any reader.

What you wouldn't have got from my survey answers (I don't think) is that I don't buy DRM'd ebooks, because my ereader doesn't support them.

NootnaSiri · 04-07-2011, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Done - those bits not applicable were ignored.

Please let us have some results when you've completed the process, and Welcome to Mobileread .... Possibly not a good idea to openly publish an active email address - you never know who is lurking....

Thanks very much for taking the time, and the feedback - I wasn't expecting such quick responses... Yes I will come back with the results once all done.

Worldwalker · 04-07-2011, 04:06 PM

For the record: I have a Sony PRS-505, and it does exactly what I want. I don't buy books from the Sony store (which would be available via my computer if I bothered to install the software) because their books are DRM-locked, and I refuse to support the DRM ecosystem. I buy my books from other sources (Baen, O'Reilly, and Smashwords are the biggest) or download public domain books from Project Gutenberg, here, ManyBooks, etc. I care about three things: usability, usability, and usability. Oh, and I read a lot.

The survey didn't really seem very good at asking questions that those answers would fit.

cfrizz · 04-07-2011, 05:29 PM

Done.

Nyssa · 04-07-2011, 07:14 PM

I took the survey.

Quote:

Originally Posted by NootnaSiri

Thanks very much for taking the time, and the feedback - I wasn't expecting such quick responses... Yes I will come back with the results once all done.

That would be awesome!

Under the Covers · 04-07-2011, 07:27 PM

Done. I'll look forward to seeing your results.

Janette55 · 04-07-2011, 07:59 PM

took the survey and am also interested in results.

Hindsight always happen; you find questions that would obtain more information. I think it would have been good to have a question of whether you prefer to buy books or obtain from the public domain (freebies).
Also, do you refuse to buy DRM, don't care, or buy but strip the DRM.
Also, on the proprietory aspect, such as what Amazon is, how much was it a factor in buying your reader, whether or not you would be limited.
For me, the fact that Amazon was proprietory immediately took them off the list of possible readers. The same with Nook, it was restricted, although not as much, as the Kindle was.

good luck with the survey

04-07-2011, 09:08 AM	#1
NootnaSiri Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: none	Ereader devices survey spring 2011 Hi all, I'm a masters student in London at the University of Greenwich, and currently conducting a survey for my MA International Business into attitudes towards ebook readers. The aim of the survey is to update previous studies, in particular following recent drops in the pricing of ebook readers and the increase in the range of ebook readers available. If you could spare a couple of minutes to complete this survey your help will be greatly appreciated. The questionnaire can be found at this address: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YN692L7 If you have any questions about it please contact me either through this site or on nootna91@gmail.com Best wishes, and thank you very much for your help.

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04-07-2011, 09:55 AM	#2
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I started filling it in, but can't continue. It's too single-device based, and I use several, on a daily basis, depending on my needs, not preference.

04-07-2011, 10:02 AM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,708 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I filled in the survey as I mainly use one device for reading.

04-07-2011, 10:47 AM	#4
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	You need a "N/A" answer for a lot of those. How am I supposed to be satisfied or dissatisfied with the color, for instance, on a device without a color display? How should I answer for the ease of using DRM-locked ebooks when I will not buy any such books? I answered your survey, but a bunch of my answers are going to be marginally useless because the real but unavailable answer was "N/A".

04-07-2011, 11:17 AM	#5
Cordanim Kindle Newbie Posts: 29 Karma: 5280 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Cambridge, ON Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3G, Kindle 3 3G, iPad 2, BlackBerry Bold 9900	All done - hope it helps. For those asking for an "N/A" choice, it would make it more intuitive, but I just left those ones blank and it accepted them. Kev

04-07-2011, 11:25 AM	#6
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	just skip the ones that don't apply. looks like some adjustments have been made

04-07-2011, 11:41 AM	#7
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Done - those bits not applicable were ignored. Please let us have some results when you've completed the process, and Welcome to Mobileread .... Possibly not a good idea to openly publish an active email address - you never know who is lurking....

04-07-2011, 01:07 PM	#9
sourcejedi Groupie Posts: 155 Karma: 200000 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Britania Device: Android	Nice survey interface. I left the "available via device" choices blank in the first instance. My device does not have an associated store. I'd already selected books I wanted, and all of them would have been available on any reader. What you wouldn't have got from my survey answers (I don't think) is that I don't buy DRM'd ebooks, because my ereader doesn't support them.

04-07-2011, 04:06 PM	#11
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	For the record: I have a Sony PRS-505, and it does exactly what I want. I don't buy books from the Sony store (which would be available via my computer if I bothered to install the software) because their books are DRM-locked, and I refuse to support the DRM ecosystem. I buy my books from other sources (Baen, O'Reilly, and Smashwords are the biggest) or download public domain books from Project Gutenberg, here, ManyBooks, etc. I care about three things: usability, usability, and usability. Oh, and I read a lot. The survey didn't really seem very good at asking questions that those answers would fit.

04-07-2011, 05:29 PM	#12
cfrizz Wizard Posts: 1,569 Karma: 36389706 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Quincy, MA Device: Samsung 54A, Kobo Libra H2O, Samsung S6 Lite	Done.

04-07-2011, 07:27 PM	#14
Under the Covers Night Reader Posts: 127 Karma: 4314 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rocky Mountains (US) Device: Sony PRS-650	Done. I'll look forward to seeing your results.

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04-07-2011, 07:59 PM	#15
Janette55 Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 2056 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ohio Device: Sony 900	took the survey and am also interested in results. Hindsight always happen; you find questions that would obtain more information. I think it would have been good to have a question of whether you prefer to buy books or obtain from the public domain (freebies). Also, do you refuse to buy DRM, don't care, or buy but strip the DRM. Also, on the proprietory aspect, such as what Amazon is, how much was it a factor in buying your reader, whether or not you would be limited. For me, the fact that Amazon was proprietory immediately took them off the list of possible readers. The same with Nook, it was restricted, although not as much, as the Kindle was. good luck with the survey