Comments on: Ladies love e-readers; guys prefer tablets

By: Matt Bancroft

Matt Bancroft — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:14:42 +0000

These results cannot be considered to be final and never changing because the statistics keep on evolving depending upon the percentage that shows interest in the usage of these gadgets
http://tablettechtoday.com/blogposts/e-readers-and-tablets-competing-to-become-the-world%E2%80%99s-hot-favourite.html

By: Bes

Bes — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:07:50 +0000

I love my Nook. I do think it is a complete bother that all the different E-readers have different formats so you can really only buy from whichever company you get the reader from unless you want to spend time fooling around with format translators trying to get you book purchase readable.

It is simple, women read more because then they are not forced to look at the world through male eyes. Even with a TV show that has been based on a book like Trueblood is based on the Sookie Stackhouse adventures, once you take a fun story,run it through male screen writers, male casting couch jockeys, male directors, male producers, male editors and male ad buyers the characters and especially the women are not recognizable. Women read because they don’t find looking at the world through the distorted vision of men rewarding.

By: Jo Eberhardt

Jo Eberhardt — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:11:38 +0000

I agree with Noa that 57% and 61% isn’t much of a difference… BUT my husband and I have beb having this same conversation recently, so it’s interesting that we’re not alone.

I would prefer an ebook reader because it’s compact, it has a dedicated purpose, and has nifty functions. I don’t need another device for playing games, checking FB, or anything else a tablet can do. I’ve aleady got a laptop and a phone. An eReader would simply replace the book that I generally carry in my bag.

My husband would prefer a tablet, because it has multiple functions. If you’re going to go to the effort to carry an electronic device with you, why wouldn’t you want it to have as much functionality as possible? Plus, he loves to flick between things, so he can read for a bit, then check FB, watch a bit of movie, p[lay a game, go back to reading, all within the space of 20 minutes without needing to change devices.

I think it’s just a different perspective on “value” and “ease of use”.

By: S

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:39:14 +0000

I Have had various laptops since ’91 and have a netbook and a smart phone. It seemed to me buying a tablet was too much of a duplication of what I already have so bought Nook Color which I love and can surf the web and get email what more do I need! By the way I am 67 and female and have always been interested in technology.

By: Noa

Noa — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 07:08:37 +0000

This is yet another example how so called “gender differences” are blown out of proportion. 57% vs. 61%? Give me a break. Also, your “theory” that women prefer simpler gadgets and men like horsepower – are we in the middle ages? I’m a woman and I like my gadgets with horse power and complexity just as much as the next guy.

By: R.

R. — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:14:06 +0000

I like my ereader BECAUSE it doesn’t do anything but let me read books. If I had an ipad I wouldn’t use it for books, I would get distracted by games and facebook and everything. When I want to read, I just want to read without the temptation of the internet.

By: Jeff Norris

Jeff Norris — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:45:39 +0000

I think the reason why the younger demographic isn’t buying tablets as much – yet – is cost. They simply cost too much right now. I would love to know the demographic numbers on the TouchPad when it went for $99.

By: John

John — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:43:21 +0000

Well, for my wife – she motly uses her iphone, but using the kindle app almost exclusivly. She does not use iBooks, as there is no local asia pacific store for iBooks, and she has no interest at all in finding other sources of books in open epub or pdf formats. She would broably be happy to buy a kindle reader and only buy kindle DRM encrusted content. But she has said she doesnt want to waste money on a single funtion device.

For myself, I use my ipad and iphone, and occasionally my laptop, with kindle, stanza and ibooks. I converted much olf my old collection of txt files and pdfs into ebpub using Calibre, and I mail these to myself and usually read them in ibooks. Kindle is used for the kindle content of course, and I have stanza as well, but I dont use it for much.
The problem is getting content. If there was any other way to get books than needing a specific app per store

Tolerance for complexity differentiates us much more than our reading preference.

By: Nick Bergseng

Nick Bergseng — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:17:54 +0000

I own a tablet and my girlfriend owns an e-reader. I started looking at tablets initially because few e-readers come with built in backlights, and I like reading in the dark. But then it became about the horsepower… being able to watch Netflix and movies or control my computer remotely. My girlfriend likes her Nook Touch because it doesn’t way anything and is very small.

By: Tony Blakely

Tony Blakely — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:29:26 +0000

Fellow here I’m stuck what does an ereader do that an iPad doesn’t it just seems easier and much more convent to have an iPad or whatever type of notepad you have to keep up to date what iso this really for the convience or to show people you can buy something unnecessary