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Woman 45 and under 25 13.59%
Woman over 45 52 28.26%
Man 45 and under 27 14.67%
Man over 45 71 38.59%
Non-binary 45 and under 0 0%
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Old 05-17-2016, 10:03 AM   #106
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Am I a bit dense in that I did not even notice that the original question was asking for our sexual orientation?
It was in the poll. It had women, men then the others which did not really distinguish which sex you choose to be.
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Old 05-17-2016, 10:05 AM   #107
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I don't see any apparent correlation between age, sex and reading habits. It is rather dependent on the cultural, social and educational backgrounds of individuals.
Well, it would seem apparent to me that people over 65 might have more time to read....
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Old 05-17-2016, 10:14 AM   #108
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It wasn't asking for it intentionally, the poll was originally using 'LGBT' in place of 'non-binary', but 'LGBT' isn't specific to gender identity. Some users took issue with the distinction, and so it was changed.
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Old 05-17-2016, 12:04 PM   #109
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Well, it would seem apparent to me that people over 65 might have more time to read....
And might need to have larger text which some ebooks are set up to handle. Not to mention tts which is nice if you have vision trouble too I would think.
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Old 05-17-2016, 08:08 PM   #110
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I like how they employ the euphemism 'Romance'.

It's m0mmy p0rn.. You're not fooling anyone, Tamblyn. I've browsed your bookstore and the Kobo book recommendations. I end rolling my eyes up every time.
Stop saying romance is porn for women.

The reality is porn is romance for men.
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Old 05-17-2016, 10:15 PM   #111
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Stop saying romance is porn for women.

The reality is porn is romance for men.
Mommy porn does not refer exclusively to Romance.
It can be a romance...or a tragedy...or a biography.
Mommy porn refers to books with detailed sexual encounters written to titillate women.
There is a portion of mommy porn that is a subset of romance, but not all mommy porn fits into the romance genre.
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Old 05-18-2016, 04:33 AM   #112
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Mommy porn refers to books with detailed sexual encounters written to titillate women.
Yes, I can see where males below 45 might prefer devices that can display pictures and videos in vibrant colours to e-ink electronic readers
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Old 05-18-2016, 04:51 AM   #113
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Well, it would seem apparent to me that people over 65 might have more time to read....
No doubt they will have more time to read, but probably they would more like to listen to ebooks, if their eyesight is gradually getting deteriorated, like in my case, maybe some 10 years later...
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Mommy porn refers to books with detailed sexual encounters written to titillate women.
Surely you mean, "written to titillate mommies"?
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No doubt they will have more time to read, but probably they would more like to listen to ebooks, if their eyesight is gradually getting deteriorated, like in my case, maybe some 10 years later...
Unfortunately, hearing seems to go before sight.
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Old 05-18-2016, 07:50 AM   #116
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Unfortunately, hearing seems to go before sight.
No lie that. Yesterday I re-watched E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the first time in years without my hearing aids, and if it weren't for my memory of the dialogue from previous viewings, I would not have been able to understand what was happening. The characters in that movie have begun to mumble as badly as the actors on modern TV shows.
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No lie that. Yesterday I re-watched E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the first time in years without my hearing aids, and if it weren't for my memory of the dialogue from previous viewings, I would not have been able to understand what was happening. The characters in that movie have begun to mumble as badly as the actors on modern TV shows.
My mom could sympathize. Her hearing is bad. Even hearing aids don't work. She now has a caption phone to make things a little easier.
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No lie that. Yesterday I re-watched E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the first time in years without my hearing aids, and if it weren't for my memory of the dialogue from previous viewings, I would not have been able to understand what was happening. The characters in that movie have begun to mumble as badly as the actors on modern TV shows.
Hook up wireless speakers on an end table. Works great and then you don't always have to have hearing aides in for tv watching. Even one will do, but two is better if you have two end tables!
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Hook up wireless speakers on an end table. Works great and then you don't always have to have hearing aides in for tv watching. Even one will do, but two is better if you have two end tables!
I just turn on the Closed Captioning...but it's not because my hearing is going. It's because, for a long time, I lived in a small house with a large amount of people. Rather than trying to get everyone to be quiet just because one person wanted to watch television, I just turn on the close captioning. I still turn it on when I'm on the treadmill, since my treadmill is located right next to my son's bedroom, and I like to use it very early in the morning while he's still sleeping.

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I leave the closed-captioning on permanently, too. I stil hear "fairly" well; I just hate having to back up to catch (or downright miss) the occasional plot-relevant mumble.
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