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

[amalthia]

I hear good things about the Hanlin. :) What format do you read on it?

[rilestar]

I do like my HanLin! I mostly read mobi and rtf. Mobi works well, and rtf is so useful - no matter the size of the original font it is readable on the reader, unlike doc or pdf - which I've only just discovered, to my chagrin. I used to up the font size on rtfs assuming I'd need to to be able to read it well. However, large fonts are just ugly and annoying (you have to change the page more often), especially when it turns out that 9pt verdana is totally readable without magnification! My only experience with ePub is the one I have on my reader that just will not open.

[amalthia]

RTF works differently I hear on other devices. On the Sony the RTF font has to already be at about 18 or 20 to be readable, otherwise it's very tiny and you can magnify but then it gets too big and looks ugly.

Does the RTF on the Hanlin support embedded images?

[rilestar]

RTF works differently I hear on other devices.

Typical, eh? Consistency is often lacking across the IT industry, unfortunately.

Yes, it does support embedded images. I often remove them, however, as it sometimes takes issue with images ... it may be dependent on image size, or it may be dependent on the HanLin's "mood" ;) - sometimes it takes extra time to load a page with images. Not always, though.

[amalthia]

On the Sony it won't even display the images. I keep them there for anyone that wants to convert to another format...