Tablet over ereader: Poll

jbcohen · 06-27-2013, 01:58 PM

No need to leave additional comments here this is the same thing as the discussion mpd started except in poll form. I think the results would be interesting:

Joykins · 06-27-2013, 02:17 PM

Tablets have too much to distract you from your book

Apache · 06-27-2013, 02:44 PM

Nothing distracts me from my book. Not even work.

Apache

DiapDealer · 06-27-2013, 02:51 PM

I've found that if a book has me engrossed (on my tablet), I'm just as unlikely to stop reading it to check my email, browse the web, or fire up a game as I would be to put an ereader down, grab the TV/game remote and fire up a show/game. From my reading chair, distractions are always at my fingertips ... regardless of the device I'm reading on.

So I never really bought the distraction argument. Good books keep me engrossed; not so good books don't. *shrugs*

I commented anyway; sue me.

cromag · 06-27-2013, 03:37 PM

My ereader has buttons. My tablet has long screen smudges.

CWatkinsNash · 06-27-2013, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cromag

My ereader has buttons. My tablet has long screen smudges.

My Sony has both.

Fortunately, they are a LOT less noticeable than the smudges on my tablet and phone. I only have to clean it occasionally, unless I've been reading while eating.

cfrizz · 06-27-2013, 03:54 PM

I can use the volume buttons on my tablet to turn my pages (using Aldiko). If you are reading a good book, you won't allow yourself to get distracted by anything else, if you do, that is YOUR fault not the tablet.

shootingMaNs · 06-27-2013, 06:34 PM

I prefer to read on my e-readers. My tablets have too many distractions to do any serious reading on them.

silverraven · 06-27-2013, 07:18 PM

E-reader for my old eyeballs! Tablets give me a killer headache after just a few minutes. I can read on an e-reader for hours.
S

booklover6 · 06-27-2013, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cfrizz

I can use the volume buttons on my tablet to turn my pages (using Aldiko). If you are reading a good book, you won't allow yourself to get distracted by anything else, if you do, that is YOUR fault not the tablet.

It could also be the BOOK'S fault, if you find yourself getting distracted.

CazMar · 06-27-2013, 08:10 PM

Can we have an "I can't decide between tablet and e ink" button please :-)

Ravensknight · 06-27-2013, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cfrizz

... If you are reading a good book, you won't allow yourself to get distracted by anything else, if you do, that is YOUR fault not the tablet.

I call BS on that statement....

elcreative · 06-27-2013, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cfrizz

I can use the volume buttons on my tablet to turn my pages (using Aldiko). If you are reading a good book, you won't allow yourself to get distracted by anything else, if you do, that is YOUR fault not the tablet.

Good point... if I'm reading a good book then it doesn't matter whether I'm reading on an eReader or tablet - I'm reading and that's it...

Quote:

Originally Posted by booklover6

It could also be the BOOK'S fault, if you find yourself getting distracted.

I think cFrizz made that point in her post, "If you are reading a good book," then no distraction...

cfrizz · 06-27-2013, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by booklover6

It could also be the BOOK'S fault, if you find yourself getting distracted.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ravensknight

I call BS on that statement....

I did say GOOD book. If the book isn't good, just pick another book. You don't have to use the other features of the tablet.

There have been times when I stopped reading one book so that I can read another one instead. 99% of the time I use my tablet for reading.

spellbanisher · 06-28-2013, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cfrizz

If you are reading a good book, you won't allow yourself to get distracted by anything else, if you do, that is YOUR fault not the tablet.

Tablets don't distract people, people distract people.

View Poll Results: Which do you preferr to read on a Tablet or Ereader
Tablet	35	17.95%
EReader	157	80.51%
Other (such as Desktop or a Laptop)	3	1.54%
Voters: 195. You may not vote on this poll

06-27-2013, 01:58 PM	#1
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,025 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Piper College Device: Samsung A21	Tablet over ereader: Poll No need to leave additional comments here this is the same thing as the discussion mpd started except in poll form. I think the results would be interesting:

06-27-2013, 03:54 PM	#7
cfrizz Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 34583358 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Quincy, MA Device: Samsung 54A, Kobo Libra H2O, Samsung S6 Lite	I can use the volume buttons on my tablet to turn my pages (using Aldiko). If you are reading a good book, you won't allow yourself to get distracted by anything else, if you do, that is YOUR fault not the tablet. Last edited by cfrizz; 06-27-2013 at 09:51 PM.

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06-27-2013, 02:17 PM	#2
Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,601 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	Tablets have too much to distract you from your book

06-27-2013, 02:44 PM	#3
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,146 Karma: 90000000 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Nothing distracts me from my book. Not even work. Apache

06-27-2013, 02:51 PM	#4
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,572 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I've found that if a book has me engrossed (on my tablet), I'm just as unlikely to stop reading it to check my email, browse the web, or fire up a game as I would be to put an ereader down, grab the TV/game remote and fire up a show/game. From my reading chair, distractions are always at my fingertips ... regardless of the device I'm reading on. So I never really bought the distraction argument. Good books keep me engrossed; not so good books don't. shrugs I commented anyway; sue me.

06-27-2013, 03:37 PM	#5
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,360 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	My ereader has buttons. My tablet has long screen smudges.

06-27-2013, 06:34 PM	#8
shootingMaNs later... Posts: 199 Karma: 2832520 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Endicott, NY Device: Sony PRS-600, iRiver Story HD, Nook Color Kobo Libra H2O	I prefer to read on my e-readers. My tablets have too many distractions to do any serious reading on them.

06-27-2013, 07:18 PM	#9
silverraven Guru Posts: 967 Karma: 3438612 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle 4NTB x 4	E-reader for my old eyeballs! Tablets give me a killer headache after just a few minutes. I can read on an e-reader for hours. S

06-27-2013, 08:10 PM	#11
CazMar Book Geek Posts: 596 Karma: 1499085 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Adelaide, Australia Device: Kobo Touch, Asus MemPad 7" tablet, Nexus 5, Asus 10" tablet	Can we have an "I can't decide between tablet and e ink" button please :-)