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How Do You Read Your eBooks?

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006 |

When I first started thinking about setting up ePublishingDaily.com - during the silly season - I went through the whole research phase that every startup goes through.

I outlayed some hard-earned money (not everything’s for free on the Web) to conduct various surveys and focus groups on the eBook industry to help me get a clear picture.

One of the questions was: How do you Read your eBooks?

Computer Monitor: 63%
Laptop: 19%
PDA: 8%
TabletPC: 7%
eBook reader: 3%

The survey size was 496.

A few thoughts:
I was surprised by the low number of eBooks read on PDAs.

What didn’t surprise me was that the vast majority read their eBooks on their computers.

I wonder with all these new eBook readers being released this year what the results will show in 12 months time?

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Sony’s Upcoming Reader: Priced at $350

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 |

Engadget reports that Sony’s upcoming release of it’s Reader (PRS-500) will be priced at $350 and has already been listed at Sony’s online store, SonyStyle.com

We have already reported on the reader and the buzz surrounding it - A Look at the Sony Reader - and the talk was of a price range between $300 and $400.

$350 is obviously aimed at the very early adopters to buy, use and talk it up. I’m looking at a price range of closer to $200 within 6-12 months if it’s to really take the mainstream by storm.

Also while you’re over at Engadget, read the comments at the post as you get an interesting conversation on the p