Understanding what type of people use electronic book readers

jbcohen · 05-05-2011, 01:07 PM

So far I have found that we tend to be more computer savy then the averge person and tend not to read bestsellers because we like to read what we like not what is on a list. What age group do we belong to?

AlbertaCowboy · 05-05-2011, 01:10 PM

I'll be curious to see the results of this one.

jgaiser · 05-05-2011, 01:26 PM

Not sure how you want me to vote.. My age or what i *think* is the age group? Confusing poll.

maianhvk · 05-05-2011, 01:29 PM

I'd like to know the result, too. I never saw anyone on MobileRead that is teenager. Almost all of you are 30+.

@ jgaiser: I think it asks about our age.

DMB · 05-05-2011, 01:38 PM

So far I'm the only one who has confessed to 60+.

SeaBookGuy · 05-05-2011, 01:41 PM

I see youngsters (20's) reading ebooks on the bus. I suspect they tend to use mobile phones, so it's tougher to always tell if they're reading a book, or a blog. Fellow airplane passengers tend to be older (40+), gender I find evenly divided among all ages.

jgaiser · 05-05-2011, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMB

So far I'm the only one who has confessed to 60+.

Voted my age, so now there's two of us...

maianhvk · 05-05-2011, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

I see youngsters (20's) reading ebooks on the bus. I suspect they tend to use mobile phones, so it's tougher to always tell if they're reading a book, or a blog. Fellow airplane passengers tend to be older (40+), gender I find evenly divided among all ages.

ahh. In my country, if I see anyone using mobile phones no matter where they are: on bus, or at public places, or in class... they're certainly surfing the Internet, texting, blogging, playing games... everything but reading

We don't have the "reading culture" here in my country. What do we do on the bus? We youngsters listen to music or texting, the others drift in and out of sleep. Reading is a rare thing to see, at least in public places. Of course it's different in the libraries, bookstores and on the planes, where magazines and newspapers are stacked in front of you and there's plenty time to do nothing but staring at the clouds.

I only saw one Vietnamese reading in a public place once, using her smart phone. In my entire life

So far I'm the youngest

Tome Keeper · 05-05-2011, 02:01 PM

I think the cost of e-readers and the advertising has appealed to bibliophiles in the 30-40 age range.

However, I voted for my age 20-30.

JSWolf · 05-05-2011, 02:04 PM

This is a strange poll. What is the relevance of this?

SeaBookGuy · 05-05-2011, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maianhvk

ahh. In my country, if I see anyone using mobile phones no matter where they are: on bus, or at public places, or in class... they're certainly surfing the Internet, texting, blogging, playing games... everything but reading

We don't have the "reading culture" here in my country. What do we do on the bus? We youngsters listen to music or texting, the others drift in and out of sleep. Reading is a rare thing to see, at least in public places. Of course it's different in the libraries, bookstores and on the planes, where magazines and newspapers are stacked in front of you and there's plenty time to do nothing but staring at the clouds.

I only saw one Vietnamese reading in a public place once, using her smart phone. In my entire life

So far I'm the youngest

Here in Microsoft-land (their HQ is less than an hour away), the youngsters probably find dedicated readers an old fogey thing - like rotary dial phones, and TV sets with channel changers.

My phone has email capability, but I don't use it, and wouldn't except perhaps for checking email, if I had to. The idea of reading anything longer on the tiny screen seems horrible.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tome Keeper

I think the cost of e-readers and the advertising has appealed to bibliophiles in the 30-40 age range.

I see folks over 40 using them when traveling - under 30's I think read on their mobile phones.

The Terminator · 05-05-2011, 02:24 PM

I voted my age too, but I think the E-bookers are generally older than me. I know four people who have readers that are sixty plus, and only one who is in the 30's range and a family that shares a reader.

The Terminator · 05-05-2011, 02:26 PM

P.S I think there was a poll like this last year, but there's like 25,000 more members that at that time.

CWatkinsNash · 05-05-2011, 02:34 PM

The title threw me off. Age != type.

I think so far we've established from these recent polls that all respondents use MR and apparently don't mind doing polls. It is fun to see the results, I just don't know that they reflect an accurate picture outside the MR universe. I could be wrong, though, since I don't get out much. I pretty much stay in the MR universe most of the time here lately.

And my age group is tied for 1st. Woohoo! Go 30-40s!

theducks · 05-05-2011, 03:42 PM

I think we are being type cast, by our age

View Poll Results: What age group do electronic book readers belong to?
0-15	0	0%
15-20	5	2.12%
20-30	32	13.56%
30-40	50	21.19%
40-50	66	27.97%
50-60	57	24.15%
60+	26	11.02%
Voters: 236. You may not vote on this poll

05-05-2011, 01:07 PM	#1
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,033 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	Understanding what type of people use electronic book readers So far I have found that we tend to be more computer savy then the averge person and tend not to read bestsellers because we like to read what we like not what is on a list. What age group do we belong to?

05-05-2011, 01:29 PM	#4
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	I'd like to know the result, too. I never saw anyone on MobileRead that is teenager. Almost all of you are 30+. @ jgaiser: I think it asks about our age. Last edited by maianhvk; 05-05-2011 at 01:32 PM.

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05-05-2011, 01:10 PM	#2
AlbertaCowboy Guru Posts: 819 Karma: 171672846 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS-350, PRS-650, iPhone 6, NVIDIA Shield K1	I'll be curious to see the results of this one.

05-05-2011, 01:26 PM	#3
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Not sure how you want me to vote.. My age or what i think is the age group? Confusing poll.

05-05-2011, 01:38 PM	#5
DMB Old Git Posts: 958 Karma: 1840790 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Switzerland (mostly) Device: Two kindle PWs wifi, kindle fire, iPad3 wifi	So far I'm the only one who has confessed to 60+.

05-05-2011, 01:41 PM	#6
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I see youngsters (20's) reading ebooks on the bus. I suspect they tend to use mobile phones, so it's tougher to always tell if they're reading a book, or a blog. Fellow airplane passengers tend to be older (40+), gender I find evenly divided among all ages.

05-05-2011, 02:01 PM	#9
Tome Keeper Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1001201 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3 Keyboard, Surface Tablet, Android Smartphone, Laptop, Netbook	I think the cost of e-readers and the advertising has appealed to bibliophiles in the 30-40 age range. However, I voted for my age 20-30.

05-05-2011, 02:04 PM	#10
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	This is a strange poll. What is the relevance of this?

05-05-2011, 02:24 PM	#12
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	I voted my age too, but I think the E-bookers are generally older than me. I know four people who have readers that are sixty plus, and only one who is in the 30's range and a family that shares a reader.

05-05-2011, 02:26 PM	#13
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	P.S I think there was a poll like this last year, but there's like 25,000 more members that at that time.

05-05-2011, 02:34 PM	#14
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	The title threw me off. Age != type. I think so far we've established from these recent polls that all respondents use MR and apparently don't mind doing polls. It is fun to see the results, I just don't know that they reflect an accurate picture outside the MR universe. I could be wrong, though, since I don't get out much. I pretty much stay in the MR universe most of the time here lately. And my age group is tied for 1st. Woohoo! Go 30-40s!

05-05-2011, 03:42 PM	#15
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,267 Karma: 61916422 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I think we are being type cast, by our age