Books or Music?

Sydney's Mom · 03-22-2010, 06:04 PM

The discussions about the ipad have puzzled me. People have said they will probably allow the Kindle app, because Jobs just cares about music, the book market is not that big.

So, am I the only person who spends more on books than music? How much more?

TallMomof2 · 03-22-2010, 08:22 PM

I spend a lot more on books! Still spend a bit on music but books are my addiction.

CFarrell · 03-22-2010, 08:26 PM

I spend more on books but most people listen to music, not everyone reads. My OH has never read a book in his life. Seriously. I don't get it but whatever

Tamara · 03-22-2010, 08:47 PM

You can put any non-DRM music you want on an iPhone/iPad/Touch. You just load it into iTunes and it transfers over to the iPod portion of the device.

Also, Zune doesn't make a Zune app for the iPhone nor do any of the other proprietary music services.

fugazied · 03-22-2010, 08:57 PM

I spend more on books for sure, they are so expensive! My music collection is often full of less legitimately sourced media, bands I am 'trialing' to see if I like before I buy them.

Jobs definitiely cares about the book market, don't let the inclusion of the Kindle app fool you. He wants to get those customers (who may have large kindle collections) onto the iPad. The kindle app makes it easy for Kindle users to move across. Then they are on his platform, and will potentially start buying the MANY things the iPad sells: magazines, comics, books, movies, tv shows, games, podcasts, software.

Nakor · 03-22-2010, 10:42 PM

I rarely buy or listen to any music, though I imagine I'm a bit of an exception in having that disinterest.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-22-2010, 10:52 PM

Let's face it, the majority of big-profit consumers--the 15-35s--are spending more money on music than books right now... yes, we're the minority. (What can I say? We're special.)

OTOH, the music industry is losing a lot of money to piracy, and Apple is one of the most successful entities in turning some of those users into paid customers. I imagine they hope to do the same to the e-book industry, but as they know where their larger income is coming from, they are probably not that worried about it.

Solitaire1 · 03-22-2010, 11:24 PM

I spend more on reading material (meaning books, magazines, and comic books) than I do on music. One of the main reasons is I have a large music collection already and there is little new music that I'm interested in.

In the past I was spending significantly more on music when CD was introduced since I was buying both new music and rebuying music that I already had on LPs, 45s, and cassettes. Now, rebuying has basically ended and while my reading material buying has dropped a bit I still buy a significant amount each month.

leebase · 03-22-2010, 11:31 PM

Jobs wants to sell books for sure -- but he also wants to sell music, apps, tv shows, movies -- and of course, more iPads. I seriously doubt that Apple has more to lose by accepting the Kindle app than they have to gain by it.

You can use iTunes to load music on the iPhone/iPod that you don't buy from Apple. There are many music apps like Pandora that compete with folks buying music from iTunes. I think this particular boogeyman is overblown.

Lee

Lemurion · 03-23-2010, 07:20 AM

I spend much more on books than music - I also read much more than I listen to music, or watch TV/Movies. The big reason I don't really listen to music or watch much video these days is because they're not very tolerant of interruption and I find I get about 2-3 minutes in to a song or show and something happens so I have to stop.

After taking three tries just to listen to one song all the way through without interruption, I tend to stop bothering.

GA Russell · 03-23-2010, 12:16 PM

Since leaving school, the majority of my reading purchases have been for newspapers and magazines rather than books. I am sure that I spent more money on music.

But considering the investment I have since December put into my new eBook reader, it's going to be a long time before my music purchases match that sum.

Jaime_Astorga · 03-23-2010, 02:48 PM

Unless you count the listening device, I haven't spent any money at all in music. Conversely, as recently as this year I have had to spend a lot of money buying university textbooks.

alecE · 03-25-2010, 08:30 AM

Books definitely in the majority, by both cost and volume - whilst music is a pleasure to me, reading will always be the preferred addiction :-)

dsvick · 03-25-2010, 08:58 AM

Books by far - of course this is the wrong place to ask that question I'm sure the results will be pretty skewed

Until we moved recently I went several years without turning on the radio in my car - of course it was only a 5 minute drive to work so, by the time I found a song to listen to, I was here.

Sydney's Mom · 03-25-2010, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by dsvick

Books by far - of course this is the wrong place to ask that question I'm sure the results will be pretty skewed

But of course, that is why I asked it!

Seriously, I guess we all determine what is "normal" based around those around us. Most of the younger people I see have ear buds in their ears, listening to music (I presume). But the older people (35+) seem to all be reading books or newspapers. But of course, the commuters into the city are probably not a broad cross-section of the population.

I don't know if this is a generational thing - I always spent more on books than music, starting with textbooks when I first had discretionary funds. Truly, I could care less about the newest ipod, but I check this forum daily to make sure I know what the newest reading device is. It is not that I don't listen to music - I listen to the radio when I am cooking with my DH on the weekends, and turn on the radio in the car, mostly to listen to news about the Cubs.

03-22-2010, 06:04 PM	#1
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,895 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	Books or Music? The discussions about the ipad have puzzled me. People have said they will probably allow the Kindle app, because Jobs just cares about music, the book market is not that big. So, am I the only person who spends more on books than music? How much more?

03-22-2010, 08:22 PM	#2
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I spend a lot more on books! Still spend a bit on music but books are my addiction.

03-22-2010, 08:26 PM	#3
CFarrell Member Posts: 14 Karma: 499030 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ireland Device: sony	I spend more on books but most people listen to music, not everyone reads. My OH has never read a book in his life. Seriously. I don't get it but whatever

03-22-2010, 08:47 PM	#4
Tamara Evangelist Posts: 446 Karma: 1812 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: iPhone	You can put any non-DRM music you want on an iPhone/iPad/Touch. You just load it into iTunes and it transfers over to the iPod portion of the device. Also, Zune doesn't make a Zune app for the iPhone nor do any of the other proprietary music services.

03-22-2010, 08:57 PM	#5
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	I spend more on books for sure, they are so expensive! My music collection is often full of less legitimately sourced media, bands I am 'trialing' to see if I like before I buy them. Jobs definitiely cares about the book market, don't let the inclusion of the Kindle app fool you. He wants to get those customers (who may have large kindle collections) onto the iPad. The kindle app makes it easy for Kindle users to move across. Then they are on his platform, and will potentially start buying the MANY things the iPad sells: magazines, comics, books, movies, tv shows, games, podcasts, software.

03-22-2010, 10:42 PM	#6
Nakor Addict Posts: 214 Karma: 511602 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: BC, Canada Device: Aluratek Libre	I rarely buy or listen to any music, though I imagine I'm a bit of an exception in having that disinterest.

03-22-2010, 10:52 PM	#7
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Let's face it, the majority of big-profit consumers--the 15-35s--are spending more money on music than books right now... yes, we're the minority. (What can I say? We're special.) OTOH, the music industry is losing a lot of money to piracy, and Apple is one of the most successful entities in turning some of those users into paid customers. I imagine they hope to do the same to the e-book industry, but as they know where their larger income is coming from, they are probably not that worried about it.

03-22-2010, 11:24 PM	#8
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,247 Karma: 66666666 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor	I spend more on reading material (meaning books, magazines, and comic books) than I do on music. One of the main reasons is I have a large music collection already and there is little new music that I'm interested in. In the past I was spending significantly more on music when CD was introduced since I was buying both new music and rebuying music that I already had on LPs, 45s, and cassettes. Now, rebuying has basically ended and while my reading material buying has dropped a bit I still buy a significant amount each month.

03-22-2010, 11:31 PM	#9
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,934 Karma: 26616647 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	Jobs wants to sell books for sure -- but he also wants to sell music, apps, tv shows, movies -- and of course, more iPads. I seriously doubt that Apple has more to lose by accepting the Kindle app than they have to gain by it. You can use iTunes to load music on the iPhone/iPod that you don't buy from Apple. There are many music apps like Pandora that compete with folks buying music from iTunes. I think this particular boogeyman is overblown. Lee

03-23-2010, 07:20 AM	#10
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	I spend much more on books than music - I also read much more than I listen to music, or watch TV/Movies. The big reason I don't really listen to music or watch much video these days is because they're not very tolerant of interruption and I find I get about 2-3 minutes in to a song or show and something happens so I have to stop. After taking three tries just to listen to one song all the way through without interruption, I tend to stop bothering.

03-23-2010, 12:16 PM	#11
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Since leaving school, the majority of my reading purchases have been for newspapers and magazines rather than books. I am sure that I spent more money on music. But considering the investment I have since December put into my new eBook reader, it's going to be a long time before my music purchases match that sum.

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03-23-2010, 02:48 PM	#12
Jaime_Astorga Member Retired Posts: 274 Karma: 4446 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Device: PRS-350-SC: Sony Reader Pocket Edition	Unless you count the listening device, I haven't spent any money at all in music. Conversely, as recently as this year I have had to spend a lot of money buying university textbooks.

03-25-2010, 08:30 AM	#13
alecE Evangelist Posts: 412 Karma: 546196 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK canal boat Device: sony prs505, prs650, kobo Glo HD liseuses	Books definitely in the majority, by both cost and volume - whilst music is a pleasure to me, reading will always be the preferred addiction :-)

03-25-2010, 08:58 AM	#14
dsvick Wizard Posts: 2,737 Karma: 635747 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northeast Ohio, USA Device: PRS-900	Books by far - of course this is the wrong place to ask that question I'm sure the results will be pretty skewed Until we moved recently I went several years without turning on the radio in my car - of course it was only a 5 minute drive to work so, by the time I found a song to listen to, I was here.