Poll on obstacles to ebook buying

rhadin · 02-10-2010, 11:30 AM

At my blog, I am conducting a poll about the most important obstacle to your purchasing ebooks. I invite MobileReaders to particpate. The poll is at Ebook Buying Obstacles: A Poll (I). The poll will last for 1 week; you can make only 1 selection and can only vote once. Your particpation is appreciated.

weedfreak · 02-10-2010, 11:33 AM

Only thing wrong here is the weblink is broken

AFK_Matrix · 02-10-2010, 11:36 AM

Hi,

Try this link:
http://americaneditor.wordpress.com/...cles-a-poll-i/

EDIT: You also might want to put on that poll Geographic Restrictions as thats my biggest annoyance.

Wetdogeared · 02-10-2010, 11:51 AM

My current greatest impediment in buying eBooks is geographical restrictions.

Ben Thornton · 02-10-2010, 11:54 AM

Geo restrictions for me too. Price second.

dmaul1114 · 02-10-2010, 12:00 PM

Price greater than $9.99 gets my vote. Editing errors/typos are annoying, but I don't read up and see if an e-book has them before buying. I don't care about DRM as I'll probably stick with Kindle/Kindle Apps in the long run and I seldom ever re-read a book anyway.

asjogren · 02-10-2010, 12:10 PM

The eBook is unavailable. I cannot buy it.

rebarnmom · 02-10-2010, 01:28 PM

Unavailablility of the books which are of interest to me in ebook format is my greatest obstacle.

The items in the poll are definitely concerns I have, but I don't consider them to be the biggest "obstacle".

dickon25 · 02-10-2010, 01:32 PM

I haven't voted because the biggest problem for me, like other non-US residents, is Geographic Restrictions...and that's not one of the options.

Crusader · 02-10-2010, 02:00 PM

Geographic restrictions for me too! If I can't buy it the price doesn't matter at all...

ficbot · 02-10-2010, 02:26 PM

Please add geographic restrictions to the poll, I would choose that

rhadin · 02-10-2010, 03:22 PM

I didn't include geo restrictions in this go round but will include it in future polls. As with all polls, not evey possibility is covered, just what the pollster is inerested in

. I will admit that I didn't think of geo restrictions, probably because I haven't found that to be a problem So to you for whom that is the only impediment, I apologize; for those for whom that is but the most important impediment among several, I ask that you choose from among the choices given.

fugazied · 02-10-2010, 04:38 PM

DRM drives me nuts. With a paper book I could read a book and if I thought it was good, lend it to a friend or my mom..

With DRM it's locked to my device. Publishers are now trying to get us to pay more for e-books, so they expect $15 per book for LESS rights than a hard cover. It's just not acceptable.

lene1949 · 02-10-2010, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dickon25

I haven't voted because the biggest problem for me, like other non-US residents, is Geographic Restrictions...and that's not one of the options.

Same here..

alvico · 02-10-2010, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lene1949

Same here..

And again...

02-10-2010, 11:30 AM	#1
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	Poll on obstacles to ebook buying At my blog, I am conducting a poll about the most important obstacle to your purchasing ebooks. I invite MobileReaders to particpate. The poll is at Ebook Buying Obstacles: A Poll (I). The poll will last for 1 week; you can make only 1 selection and can only vote once. Your particpation is appreciated. Last edited by rhadin; 02-10-2010 at 03:17 PM. Reason: to fix link

02-10-2010, 01:28 PM	#8
rebarnmom Wizard Posts: 1,289 Karma: 4525055 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: rural Illinois, USA Device: Sony PRS-700 (traded in), Sony PRS-650	Unavailablility of the books which are of interest to me in ebook format is my greatest obstacle. The items in the poll are definitely concerns I have, but I don't consider them to be the biggest "obstacle". Last edited by rebarnmom; 02-10-2010 at 01:31 PM.

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02-10-2010, 11:33 AM	#2
weedfreak Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 185297 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ankh Morpork Device: calibre	Only thing wrong here is the weblink is broken

02-10-2010, 11:36 AM	#3
AFK_Matrix Sci Fi Addict :) Posts: 108 Karma: 112 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Crawley, UK Device: Kindle 3G+WiFi	Hi, Try this link: http://americaneditor.wordpress.com/...cles-a-poll-i/ EDIT: You also might want to put on that poll Geographic Restrictions as thats my biggest annoyance.

02-10-2010, 11:51 AM	#4
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,780 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Polar Vortex Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	My current greatest impediment in buying eBooks is geographical restrictions.

02-10-2010, 11:54 AM	#5
Ben Thornton Guru Posts: 900 Karma: 779635 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3, iPad 2 (but not for e-books)	Geo restrictions for me too. Price second.

02-10-2010, 12:00 PM	#6
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	Price greater than $9.99 gets my vote. Editing errors/typos are annoying, but I don't read up and see if an e-book has them before buying. I don't care about DRM as I'll probably stick with Kindle/Kindle Apps in the long run and I seldom ever re-read a book anyway.

02-10-2010, 12:10 PM	#7
asjogren Addict Posts: 266 Karma: 1378 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Seattle / San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico Device: Kindle & WiFi Nook & PocketBook IQ	The eBook is unavailable. I cannot buy it.

02-10-2010, 01:32 PM	#9
dickon25 Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 818 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-505. Pocketbook Inkpad 840	I haven't voted because the biggest problem for me, like other non-US residents, is Geographic Restrictions...and that's not one of the options.

02-10-2010, 02:00 PM	#10
Crusader Space Cadet Posts: 1,180 Karma: 4030536 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Africa Device: Sony PRS-T1, Cybook Opus, Kobo Glo	Geographic restrictions for me too! If I can't buy it the price doesn't matter at all...

02-10-2010, 02:26 PM	#11
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Please add geographic restrictions to the poll, I would choose that

02-10-2010, 03:22 PM	#12
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	I didn't include geo restrictions in this go round but will include it in future polls. As with all polls, not evey possibility is covered, just what the pollster is inerested in . I will admit that I didn't think of geo restrictions, probably because I haven't found that to be a problem So to you for whom that is the only impediment, I apologize; for those for whom that is but the most important impediment among several, I ask that you choose from among the choices given.

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02-10-2010, 04:38 PM	#13
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	DRM drives me nuts. With a paper book I could read a book and if I thought it was good, lend it to a friend or my mom.. With DRM it's locked to my device. Publishers are now trying to get us to pay more for e-books, so they expect $15 per book for LESS rights than a hard cover. It's just not acceptable.