Additional information is available in the Gartner report» Survey Analysis: Consumer
Digital Reading Preferences Reveal the Exaggerated Death of Paper».
Not surprisingly, age is one of the main differentiators when it comes to
digital reading preference.
Not exact matches
For one, Amazon, like other e-book sellers, has used a scheme known as «
digital rights management» (DRM), which limits the types of devices that can
read certain e-book formats.259 Compelling readers to purchase a Kindle through cheap e-books locks them into future e-book purchases from Amazon.260 Moreover, buying — or even browsing — e-books on Amazon's platform hands the company information about your
reading habits and
preferences, data the company uses to tailor recommendations and future deals.261 Replicated across a few more purchases, Amazon's lock - in becomes strong.
As readers of eBooks continue to expand their
reading preferences, they may find that their library or school doesn't offer
digital audiobooks or videos.
This
preference for print over
digital reading holds true for millennials as well as older generations.
Educators show a clear
preference for
reading in
digital texts moving forward, where a
preference exists.
Bowker, a company that has released some vital reports on studies conducted across various aspects of the publishing industry, spoke to GoodEReader at
Digital Book World about the staggering growth of ebooks in the market, the metadata requirements that help a
reading audience find the books that are being produced, and the overall buying and
reading preferences of consumers.
«The
preferences and behaviors we are finding are key to helping libraries keep pace with the overarching trends in
digital consumption and technologies that enable both
reading and discovery of content,» he said.
Yes, print is still preferred among kids and educators, but despite that, I personally prefer print over
digital, so unless I was doing and adult novella or something YA (Teens with access to e-readers do
read ebooks, even if it's still particularly a «grown - ups» market right now), and tech savvy folks like the convenience of
digital, and I can understand that, despite my
preference for print, but in general I wouldn't feel comfortable being ebook only in every circumstance, but I try to keep up with the key news so if I can take advantage of something
digital I know where to turn for resources.
I don't mind the
digital version, although I do not necessarily
read ever decision, unlike others, so understand those with a
preference for the convenience of the hard copy.