saw this article on ebooks and hardbacks sales

Originally Posted by Kali Yuga

Uh... It's kind of a fact that as people get older, their senses tend to decline. Including vision.

The publishers know this, and as recently as last year the large print end of the biz was reacting to the changing demographics ( http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b...g-picture.html ).

Nothing about this suggests that the 60+ group isn't reading. Rather, that group may find ebooks easier to read, as it gives them much more control over font size and other aspects of readability -- i.e. another incentive for older readers to switch to ebooks.

Not just 60+. At 57+ I find that I can always adjust the font size on my ebook reader to acceptable. Not always true for paper books, especially small paperbacks with correspondingly small print.

[Kali Yuga]

Originally Posted by dwig

Whether its stereotyping or not, its smacks of bad science.

No, it smacks of a) demographic research and b) a basic awareness of the effects of aging.

Or do you know a swath of 30 year olds with glaucoma and cataracts?

Originally Posted by dwig

Their claim of the reason for the greater decline in mpb, compared to hb, is an unsupported guess...

Which, of course, you follow up with a few paragraphs of guesswork and speculation without any research. Very persuasive.

[Kali Yuga]

Originally Posted by Hamlet53

Not just 60+. At 57+ I find that I can always adjust the font size on my ebook reader to acceptable.

I concur, especially since I am less than 57 (cough) and prefer larger font sizes on my ereader than most paper books offer.