Study - Paper or Pixels: What are People Reading Online?

Colin Dunstan · 07-25-2004, 07:49 AM

This survey from Wichita State U evaluates the reading habits of Internet users across five document types - journal articles, news, newsletters, literature, and product information. The (not so suprising) results:

- Journal articles were primarily reported to be read in printed form;
- online news, newsletters, and product reviews were reported to be read mainly online;
- users reported that they tend not to use online sources for reading literature. (I am very well aware that MR members still represent a minority group, the 18.5% who read literature online only

) Over 56% of participants reported not reading literature online at all.

Bob Russell · 07-25-2004, 08:59 AM

Nice site. Interesting stuff in the back issues also, so I've iSilo'd them for later!

07-25-2004, 07:49 AM	#1
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	Study - Paper or Pixels: What are People Reading Online? This survey from Wichita State U evaluates the reading habits of Internet users across five document types - journal articles, news, newsletters, literature, and product information. The (not so suprising) results: - Journal articles were primarily reported to be read in printed form; - online news, newsletters, and product reviews were reported to be read mainly online; - users reported that they tend not to use online sources for reading literature. (I am very well aware that MR members still represent a minority group, the 18.5% who read literature online only ) Over 56% of participants reported not reading literature online at all.

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Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Nice site. Interesting stuff in the back issues also, so I've iSilo'd them for later!

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