World Book Day Survey: Print Books Holding Own Over Digital Media

Telegraph:

Nearly six in ten teenagers are reading books electronically.
40.8% of teenagers have used computers to read books, with a further 17.2% reading on a mobile, says a survey of reading habits released to celebrate World Book Day 2011. 13.3% of teens have used tablet gadgets such as Apple's iPad, ahead of 9.3% who read using e-Readers, including the Amazon Kindle and the Sony Reader.

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Comments

[larstein]

07:24 PM on 03/04/2011

The book- as artifact - will always have a place. It will ultimately become to reading what vinyl records are to music. As a book collector, I love old books, the smell, the feel of them. It's something I could not imagine being without.

[couer]

06:06 PM on 03/06/2011

I agree totally. I love exactly what you said about how they feel, the smell, and the look of them. The only thing I'm finding difficult is the print. It's getting harder and harder to read the small print. I cannot walk into a bookstore whithout buying a book or two.

[deepintheheartoftejas]

06:45 PM on 03/04/2011

In 1456, hand-copied manuscripts were still holding their own against movable type as well.

[eric14]

02:36 PM on 03/04/2011

Early days.