Alaska consumes the most e-books, per capita

[spellbanisher]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

nope. US Mail is the same regardless if it is next door, Alaska, Hawaii, or one of our APO or FPO mail services in bumf*ck back of beyond

I hear that the weather is not that bad this time of year in bumf*ck back of beyond.

[SolRaven]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

nope. US Mail is the same regardless if it is next door, Alaska, Hawaii, or one of our APO or FPO mail services in bumf*ck back of beyond

I guess I'm thinking of UPS, but Amazon doesn't charge for shipping anyway, well, for most things.

I think people just don't want to go out onto the cold icy conditions if they don't have to. Sometimes I don't want to go out into the heat.

[Exer]

I see that I've been discovered.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Exer

I see that I've been discovered.

How's the weather over Russia?

[gmw]

Two factors I can think of: pages of a paper book freezing together (and anyway it's hard to turn pages wearing gloves or mittens); and ereaders may work better in Alaska, you know better conductivity etc (or is that just trolls in the Discworld?).

[Exer]

Originally Posted by jersysman

Let's see... 4 of the five states get rather cold during the winter, which means greater time in the house with a good book trying to stay warm. I can see why those locations would be high up on the list. Is Hawaii at the bottom?

Having been here about 12 years now, I'd speculate that the extra hours of darkness we have in winter might contribute to the data as well. With 19 hours of dark there are only so many things you can actually do. Most of our extra time is spent indoors, so reading is high on the list of pastimes for a lot of us.

Especially for the rare few of us who don't drink, as someone mentioned.

[carpetmojo]

I'd love to see the figures for Siberia - seeing as it's at least as cold, if not colder, more isolated, has even less to do, and probably beats Alaska for alchohol consumption per head ! Oh, and nicotine addiction..............

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by SolRaven

I guess I'm thinking of UPS, but Amazon doesn't charge for shipping anyway, well, for most things.

I think people just don't want to go out onto the cold icy conditions if they don't have to. Sometimes I don't want to go out into the heat.

Sometimes I don't want to go out.

[MV64]

Originally Posted by queentess

The first 4 also have sparse populations compared to other states, which means bookstores will be more spread out.

Accessibility to bookstores is also limited. Many times winter completely obliterates roads and not everyone can fly to the nearest city.

[pholy]

I come late to this thread, and I have read it all, and I am still puzzled... What happens to an ebook when it is "consumed"? Do the bits vanish, or are they all inverted, or zeroed, or what?

Is this a variation of KKR's produce model of book production? I can't find the part where she describes it, but briefly, books spoil when they are left on the shelf too long; they must be constantly replaced by newer books.

[kindlekitten]

having actually lived in Alaska, Utah, Wyoming, AND Virginia, I know a crucial part of the first three is availability of B&M stores. I haven't a clue as to why it would be so high in Virginia.

[SolRaven]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

having actually lived in Alaska, Utah, Wyoming, AND Virginia, I know a crucial part of the first three is availability of B&M stores. I haven't a clue as to why it would be so high in Virginia.

I think Virginia is for opposite reason. Busy educated people who don't have time to visit book stores and always have the latest in gadgetry. I would love to see a mapped demographic for that one. I would guess that it would be condensed around the DC area.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by SolRaven

I think Virginia is for opposite reason. Busy educated people who don't have time to visit book stores and always have the latest in gadgetry. I would love to see a mapped demographic for that one. I would guess that it would be condensed around the DC area.

you haven't spent a great deal of time in Virginia have you?

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Exer

Having been here about 12 years now, I'd speculate that the extra hours of darkness we have in winter might contribute to the data as well. With 19 hours of dark there are only so many things you can actually do. Most of our extra time is spent indoors, so reading is high on the list of pastimes for a lot of us.

A bit off-topic, but something I sometimes find weird to realize, is that Alaska isn't actually laying that far north. At least, not compared to Europe. New York, for example, is on about the same latitude of Madrid, which most people here think is rather in the south.

But Alaska is on the other side of the US, and got mostly a cold climate, which Europe doesn't have, mostly thanks to the warm Gulfstream in the Atlantic. And I think that's also why electronic stuff might be more handy than having to go out in the dark (which we also have) but also in the icy colds (which we usually don't have).

Originally Posted by carpetmojo

I'd love to see the figures for Siberia - seeing as it's at least as cold, if not colder, more isolated, has even less to do, and probably beats Alaska for alchohol consumption per head ! Oh, and nicotine addiction..............

I bet the majority of people of Siberia aren't as advanced as the people of alaska, technology wise

[SolRaven]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

you haven't spent a great deal of time in Virginia have you?

Absolutely, half of my relatives live in Virginia, MD and NC. My parents are from the northern part of NC. Of my cousins that live there, two are dentists, 3 are doctors (2 of the doctors are also married to doctors), one is a commercial architect and the other is a nuclear propulsions engineer aka rocket scientist. Another friend of mine who lives there is a lawyer, and a dear friend of mine that grew up there but lives here is a real estate investor who does extremely well at a mere 28 years old, granted, he had family help, he grew up on 100 acres of land in the middle of Virginia.

The thing about Virginia is that most of the people that do well there do VERY well and live in close proximity to each other. The population that isn't so well off, are spread out mostly in the western part of the state. Are you thinking of W. Virgina perhaps? I'm thinking of areas surrounding Alexandria, Arlington Co. and similar. If you have ever driven through VA on 95 during rush hour, you become well aware of how well off it is. Unfortunately, every time I have driven through it from NJ, I seem to time it perfectly so that I hit rush hour and taken on an addition 2.5 hours. Seems like I just wouldn't learn.