Ebook Library User Poll

[amalthia]

This is a poll for anyone that's used or has an interest in using the Ebook Library Archive. I'm trying to get an idea of what I can do to improve the site and know which formats to focus on more.

Poll #2703 Ebook Library User Poll

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 68

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What type of device do you read fan fiction on?

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Cybook
0 (0.0%)

Nook
1 (1.5%)

Amazon Kindle
14 (20.9%)

Ipad
3 (4.5%)

Sony PRS
18 (26.9%)

Ipod/touch
18 (26.9%)

Other will explain in comments
23 (34.3%)

What is your preferred reading format?

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RTF
21 (32.3%)

PDF
15 (23.1%)

LRF
4 (6.2%)

Mobi/PRC
14 (21.5%)

Epub
34 (52.3%)

Other I'll explain in the comments
11 (16.9%)

What fandoms do you read in the most?

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Comments

[sothcweden]

Thanks for the suggestion about editing epubs. I'm still kinda new to this, and still learning.

I'm glad you still provide RTF, even if it's a hog, because I find it the simplest format to edit myself, and as I later read in comments, because apparently others do the same things I do and edit out misspelled words when they find them. I miss having the art, but reading fluidly wins out.

I'm guessing a lot more people still have 500/505s than 300s, so I think the formatting you use is probably the best for the largest number of people. I would have purchased a 505 for its larger screen and better placed page turner if they were still on the market, but when I found a 300 on sale for $155, I snapped it up. And I didn't really want all the bells and whistles of the later models (touch screen, web services). I use it pretty much exclusively for fanfic and occasionally to read articles that would chain me to my desktop computer otherwise.

[amalthia]

The 300 has the same insides as the 505 just a smaller screen and no SD card slot. And it sounds like you found a good deal for it! :) I mostly just read fic on my device too.

Most of the people I've met love their 300s because they are smaller, lighter, and fit in pockets/purses better than the 505. I'm not sure all the bells and whistles are needed for reading?