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View Poll Results: How do you read on your mobile device (ereader or smartphone)? Check all that apply!
I read on my smartphone only 3 3.95%
I read on my ereader only 37 48.68%
I read on both my smartphone and ereader 19 25.00%
I mostly read on my mobile device when I'm out 10 13.16%
I mostly read on my mobile device at home 22 28.95%
I read on my device equally at home and out 34 44.74%
I read books on my mobile device 18 23.68%
I don't read books on my mobile device 3 3.95%
I read books only on my ereader 37 48.68%
I read books only on my smartphone 3 3.95%
I read on a device that has email access 16 21.05%
I only read email, news, use apps on my device 1 1.32%
I subscribe to RSS feeds, newsletters and read those on my phone 7 9.21%
I subscribe to blogs and get periodic updates via email 5 6.58%
I subscribe to daily deal sites like Daily Candy, Groupon, and Living Social 4 5.26%
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Old 02-10-2011, 10:20 PM   #1
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Do you do most of your mobile reading at home or on the go?

Just curious about how people are using their mobile devices (whether ereader or smartphone) to read (books or otherwise). Do you find you read more on these devices when you are at home or when you are out and about (commuting, waiting, etc.)?

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Old 02-10-2011, 10:32 PM   #2
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Old 02-11-2011, 06:31 AM   #3
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There was a thread like this just yesterday.

I've found a lot more time for books now with access to huge libs of classics in ebook format from the bus. Turns out it also made me read at home as well.

I also browse the web and reply to posts from it, like this...
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Old 02-11-2011, 08:37 AM   #4
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At the moment I don't spend much time anywhere but at home, so naturally I read mostly at home... If I'd had an ereader a few years ago, when I spent 2 hours each day on a bus, that would have been different.

And I don't have a smartphone, just a regular cellphone to make calls.
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Old 02-11-2011, 09:05 AM   #5
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Old 02-11-2011, 10:03 AM   #6
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At the moment I don't spend much time anywhere but at home, so naturally I read mostly at home... If I'd had an ereader a few years ago, when I spent 2 hours each day on a bus, that would have been different.

And I don't have a smartphone, just a regular cellphone to make calls.
This month I've been home a lot, so I've been doing most of my e-book reading at home, but I voted for "I equally read home and out of the house" because in general I do spend about an equal amount of time reading and home and reading during my commute, school breaks, etc.
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Old 02-11-2011, 10:37 AM   #7
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I read mostly at home ... when I'm home; but, I do bring it along on vacations.
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Old 02-11-2011, 12:24 PM   #8
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I read mostly at home as well. My Kindle 3 has been gathering a bit of dust since I got my Nook Color.

I do bring my NC with me to work to read on my lunch break, and if I know I'm going to be stuck at a kid sport practice/event for a while I'll bring it as well. Since my smartphone is always with me, I never have to worry about being somewhere without a book.
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Old 02-11-2011, 02:23 PM   #9
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I read mostly at home, using my Kindle exclusively except for some reference books that I prefer in paperback.
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Old 02-11-2011, 06:15 PM   #10
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Well, my phone is a dumbphone, I have a Kindle & Literati and rarely go anywhere. This was an easy poll for me.
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Old 02-12-2011, 06:49 AM   #11
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Well, my phone is a dumbphone, I have a Kindle & Literati and rarely go anywhere. This was an easy poll for me.
I've got a dumbphone, too - and I wouldn't have it any other way
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Old 02-12-2011, 08:40 AM   #12
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My reader (Jetbook Lite) doesn't have email, wifi, and all that jazz.
I didn't need it, so I didn't pay for it.

I don't get out as often as I used to, especially in the winter I tend to hibernate. But anytime I'm headed someplace I'll have to wait the book comes with.

I do read at home much more than anywhere else.
I love pulling my book out of my pocket and reading (or showing it off)
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Old 02-12-2011, 02:54 PM   #13
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Don't have a mobile device, don't have a smart phone. But my book decides what device I read from. Multiple devices, multipe different books. Location is of no consequence.
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Old 02-12-2011, 03:37 PM   #14
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Hmm there is twice the same choice "read on my ereader only" in the poll.

I actually do most of my reading at work. I have craploads of freetime there and that's when I do my reading
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