After thirteen years of doing this e-book poll, something interesting seems to be happening. Have we leveled off into a stalemate? With the usual caveats that this is an unscientific poll, the results are below. And wouldn’t you know it: e-books stayed on top. Barely. Like… it’s very close. Here’s a graph of the results, with […]
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Will you ever buy mostly e-books? (13th annual poll)
It’s that time of year! Has your opinion about e-books changed? Are you still paper or die? Let’s get these bad boy caveats out of the way: Yes, I understand this isn’t a scientific poll Yes, it’s further unscientific-like to compare between years when my blog readership may have changed Yes, I know you want […]
Will you ever buy mostly e-books? 2018 results!
Something interesting happened last year with the results of my annual e-books survey. For the first time in nearly ten years, more people saw themselves sticking with paper books for the long haul. Was it a blip on the path to e-book dominance? Are people reconsidering their allegiances given the ubiquity of screens and the persistence […]
Will you ever buy mostly e-books? (12th annual poll)
Here we are again, with my annual poll about our future e-book habits. If this poll were a child, it would be in middle school. Before I get to the poll, my usual caveats: Yes, I understand this isn’t a scientific poll Yes, it’s further unscientific-like to compare between years when my blog readership may […]
Will you ever buy mostly ebooks? 2017 results!
For the 11th consecutive year, I asked people if they could see themselves buying mostly ebooks or if their affection for that paper smell was too hard to shake. This year? Paper seems to be making a comeback in a big way. For the first time since 2009, more people saw themselves sticking with paper […]
Will you ever buy mostly ebooks? (11th annual poll)
When I started asking this question the Kindle looked like a big hunk of white plastic and the iPad was a glimmer in Steve Jobs’ eye. I did not exactly expect to be asking it 11 years later. AND YET HERE WE ARE. Before I get to the poll, my usual caveats: Yes, I understand […]
