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 did not know this about the PRS-300. Thanks for pointing it out. :)

Technically I can drop the RTF size down a notch and it's still readable on the 505. It's just changing fonts is so easy, but the goal was to reduce steps, and i've met some people who use size 22 on their RTFs.

I've been making the epub font 14 because on the 505 size 12 was so small I had to magnify. How does the LRF work out?

One of the main reasons I still offer RTF even though it's a resource hog is because truly most of the work is merging the stories not necessarily converting them.

I think you may be able to edit epubs in Sigil? or you can reconvert using a smaller font size.

[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?