Poll: Age of People who Read E-Books - Page 6

carpetfish · 03-17-2008, 06:16 AM

I'm 21! I bought my Sony 505 myself - figured that I'd eventually save it back if I read enough. Not to mention there are all those lovely Gutenberg texts!

I've always loved reading ever since I learned to at the age of 5 or 6...

I love the feel of pbooks but I've run out of space for them. The e-ink is a worthy substitute, though.

Like spirits my friends have all been interested whenever I bring it to class (I keep getting asked if they can hold it, turn pages etc

).

vivaldirules · 03-17-2008, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

There's a little dip below twenty but I figure that might be because ereaders are, for the moment, quite expensive.

Yep. My daughters (both 20) will blow their precious cash on an ipod because it enables them to listen to music. But to read they don't need to buy a reader - just a book. They do sort of drool over my Sony, though.

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

oops sorry, wrong command

Aye, aye, commander.

jnash · 03-17-2008, 09:43 AM

Hello,

I am 40 and my wife bought me a Sony 500 for my birthday about 6 months ago. She did not think it was that practical but it was a gift for me no her. After she actually held one in her hand and used it she was instantly converted.

We home school our two boys and use in part a curriculum named, "The Robinson Curriculum" that is very heavy on math, reading, and writing. The curriculum is sold on about 16 CDs that contain TIF images of all the required reading. About 98% of the required reading is available already from Project Gutenberg but they have collected original scans of all the books and also gotten author/publisher permission for several works which are not yet in the public domain such as the 1915 Encyclopedia Britanica.

When the Sony 505 came out I bought that, used the special offer to get another 500 for $50 and gave the two 500's to my sons (ages 13 and 14). We loaded theirs with all the required reading by downloading all the books from ManyBooks or P.G. The books that we cannot find I create using a small program I wrote to create an HTML book from the TIF images provided in the Robinson Curriculum and then converting to LRF with the excellent LibPRS500 and HTML2LRF.

My father in-law saw the readers and immediately fell in love. For his 71st birthday this December we got him a 500 and I bought my wife a 505 for Christmas.

That makes 2 505's and 3 500's in our immediate family circle with readers in the age range 13 to 71.

-Jon

TallMomof2 · 03-17-2008, 12:21 PM

Of course, I read the poll wrong and answered it as my current age. I really didn't start reading ebooks until about 6 years ago. Before that I didn't own a PDA and didn't like the dedicated ebook readers available. Reading on the PC was no fun since I already spent 8+ hours a day for work staring into a screen. The main reason I purchased my PDA was to keep my calender and contacts handy but within a month was downloading and reading ebooks. What I found was that I could read fiction on a small LCD but not non-fiction. That changed with the eink readers. Probably because of the larger non-backlit screen I can absorb information far better than off a Palm. My dream is to have a larger eink device, say about 6"x10" for the screen.

DaleDe · 03-17-2008, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TallMomof2

My dream is to have a larger eink device, say about 6"x10" for the screen.

The largest e-Ink device being planned at the moment is 5.6" x 8.1" (9.7" diagonal) so what you want is not in the cards as yet.

Dale

Arek_W · 03-17-2008, 04:02 PM

mid 30+ but <40 RuLeZ

spirits · 03-17-2008, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallMomof2

Of course, I read the poll wrong and answered it as my current age.

Now that you mentioned it, the initial poster somehow associated ebook and reader machine together.

Most of us thought this post is for those who BOUGHT a reader device and what our current age is. Correct me if i'm wrong.

yvanleterrible · 03-17-2008, 07:52 PM

Ebooks existed before readers. Take for example Microsoft Reader, it was meant to be used on a computer and is much older than ebook readers.

DaleDe · 03-18-2008, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Ebooks existed before readers. Take for example Microsoft Reader, it was meant to be used on a computer and is much older than ebook readers.

When did MS reader come out?

Dale

NatCh · 03-18-2008, 11:00 AM

August 2000, according to Wikipedia the mostly knowing.

DaleDe · 03-18-2008, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

August 2000, according to Wikipedia the mostly knowing.

which means it is almost 2 years younger than dedicated eBook Readers which is about what I thought.

Dale

NatCh · 03-18-2008, 11:42 AM

Wiki also has the eBookman down for ~1999, so that would seem to be close.

DaleDe · 03-18-2008, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

Wiki also has the eBookman down for ~1999, so that would seem to be close.

The Rocket eBook was in beta in august 1998 and shipped for Christmas of that year. It is older than the eBookMan.

dale

NatCh · 03-18-2008, 01:05 PM

Ah, yes, I see that now. The way Wiki had them listed threw me off initially.

DaleDe · 03-18-2008, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

Ah, yes, I see that now. The way Wiki had them listed threw me off initially.

Check the bottom of the page for a review that is actually dated in 1998. I thought it was of historical value so I added it to the page.

Dale

View Poll Results: At about what age did you start reading ebooks?
60+	34	7.02%
55-59	33	6.82%
50-54	49	10.12%
45-49	56	11.57%
40-44	54	11.16%
35-39	75	15.50%
30-34	66	13.64%
25-29	51	10.54%
20-24	39	8.06%
15-19	18	3.72%
less than 15 years old	9	1.86%
Voters: 484. You may not vote on this poll

03-17-2008, 09:43 AM	#78
jnash Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Device: Sony PRS700, HTC Here, and iPod Touch	A family of readers Hello, I am 40 and my wife bought me a Sony 500 for my birthday about 6 months ago. She did not think it was that practical but it was a gift for me no her. After she actually held one in her hand and used it she was instantly converted. We home school our two boys and use in part a curriculum named, "The Robinson Curriculum" that is very heavy on math, reading, and writing. The curriculum is sold on about 16 CDs that contain TIF images of all the required reading. About 98% of the required reading is available already from Project Gutenberg but they have collected original scans of all the books and also gotten author/publisher permission for several works which are not yet in the public domain such as the 1915 Encyclopedia Britanica. When the Sony 505 came out I bought that, used the special offer to get another 500 for $50 and gave the two 500's to my sons (ages 13 and 14). We loaded theirs with all the required reading by downloading all the books from ManyBooks or P.G. The books that we cannot find I create using a small program I wrote to create an HTML book from the TIF images provided in the Robinson Curriculum and then converting to LRF with the excellent LibPRS500 and HTML2LRF. My father in-law saw the readers and immediately fell in love. For his 71st birthday this December we got him a 500 and I bought my wife a 505 for Christmas. That makes 2 505's and 3 500's in our immediate family circle with readers in the age range 13 to 71. -Jon

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03-17-2008, 06:16 AM	#76
carpetfish Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 32 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hong Kong Device: Sony PRS-505	I'm 21! I bought my Sony 505 myself - figured that I'd eventually save it back if I read enough. Not to mention there are all those lovely Gutenberg texts! I've always loved reading ever since I learned to at the age of 5 or 6... I love the feel of pbooks but I've run out of space for them. The e-ink is a worthy substitute, though. Like spirits my friends have all been interested whenever I bring it to class (I keep getting asked if they can hold it, turn pages etc ).

03-17-2008, 12:21 PM	#79
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	Of course, I read the poll wrong and answered it as my current age. I really didn't start reading ebooks until about 6 years ago. Before that I didn't own a PDA and didn't like the dedicated ebook readers available. Reading on the PC was no fun since I already spent 8+ hours a day for work staring into a screen. The main reason I purchased my PDA was to keep my calender and contacts handy but within a month was downloading and reading ebooks. What I found was that I could read fiction on a small LCD but not non-fiction. That changed with the eink readers. Probably because of the larger non-backlit screen I can absorb information far better than off a Palm. My dream is to have a larger eink device, say about 6"x10" for the screen.

03-17-2008, 04:02 PM	#81
Arek_W Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wroclaw, Poland Device: PRS-505, ASUS N636	mid 30+ but <40 RuLeZ

03-17-2008, 07:52 PM	#83
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Ebooks existed before readers. Take for example Microsoft Reader, it was meant to be used on a computer and is much older than ebook readers.

03-18-2008, 11:00 AM	#85
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	August 2000, according to Wikipedia the mostly knowing.

03-18-2008, 11:42 AM	#87
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Wiki also has the eBookman down for ~1999, so that would seem to be close.

03-18-2008, 01:05 PM	#89
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Ah, yes, I see that now. The way Wiki had them listed threw me off initially.

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