Article:E-book readers still owned by small niche

AJ Starr · 09-11-2009, 08:21 PM

CNet News article on my web page:
http://earthlink.com.com/8301-1023_3...part=earthlink

discussing statistics on who owns ebook reades, what price they will pay, who plans to buy one.

Non-biased but only mentions Kindles and Sony's.

ilovejedd · 09-11-2009, 08:46 PM

I don't know about the writer of the article but I usually derive more entertainment from a book than a 4-minute audio track. True, I think quite a number of ebooks are overpriced, but as long as they're $1~$2 cheaper than mass market paperback editions, I'll be happy.

Phogg · 09-11-2009, 10:35 PM

In January of 1983 I bought a new player for music. It was called the Sony CDP101 and there were only a few places to get disks for it. It was a niche item.

In 1998 I bought a little device to play compressed music files called a RIO from diamond. It was a niche item.

GA Russell · 09-12-2009, 01:37 AM

Thanks for that, AJ.

I think I understand now why these survey results are so unlike my own preferences. They are getting their responses from Kindle owners, so they are being told that internet access and bells and whistles are important.

The Kindle set-up has never appealled to me, so my preferences are unlike the survey responses. Again I say, give me a stripped down reader with a lower price.

Crowl · 09-12-2009, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phogg

In January of 1983 I bought a new player for music. It was called the Sony CDP101 and there were only a few places to get disks for it. It was a niche item.

In 1998 I bought a little device to play compressed music files called a RIO from diamond. It was a niche item.

It is a bit of a shocker this article, a new piece of technology having an early adopter phase, how could they have seen that happening.

You do have to wonder how many times these same figures can get used in an article as I think its about the 3rd one thats been linked on here.

Crowl · 09-12-2009, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

I don't know about the writer of the article but I usually derive more entertainment from a book than a 4-minute audio track. True, I think quite a number of ebooks are overpriced, but as long as they're $1~$2 cheaper than mass market paperback editions, I'll be happy.

Never charging more for the ebook version than the paperback version would be a good start.

09-11-2009, 08:21 PM	#1
AJ Starr Guru Posts: 815 Karma: 1029784 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nebraska, USA Device: PEZ, Color Libre, 2@Sony T1, Onyx i62HD	Article:E-book readers still owned by small niche CNet News article on my web page: http://earthlink.com.com/8301-1023_3...part=earthlink discussing statistics on who owns ebook reades, what price they will pay, who plans to buy one. Non-biased but only mentions Kindles and Sony's.

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ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,111 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	I don't know about the writer of the article but I usually derive more entertainment from a book than a 4-minute audio track. True, I think quite a number of ebooks are overpriced, but as long as they're $1~$2 cheaper than mass market paperback editions, I'll be happy.

09-11-2009, 10:35 PM	#3
Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 2,320 Karma: 23599604 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.	In January of 1983 I bought a new player for music. It was called the Sony CDP101 and there were only a few places to get disks for it. It was a niche item. In 1998 I bought a little device to play compressed music files called a RIO from diamond. It was a niche item.

09-12-2009, 01:37 AM	#4
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	Thanks for that, AJ. I think I understand now why these survey results are so unlike my own preferences. They are getting their responses from Kindle owners, so they are being told that internet access and bells and whistles are important. The Kindle set-up has never appealled to me, so my preferences are unlike the survey responses. Again I say, give me a stripped down reader with a lower price.

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