{"id":62794,"date":"2012-10-23T08:16:41","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T06:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=62794"},"modified":"2012-10-23T08:17:50","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T06:17:50","slug":"young-and-old-differ-on-e-book-preferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/62794-young-and-old-differ-on-e-book-preferences.html","title":{"rendered":"Young and old differ on e-book preferences"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new survey says there’s a generation gap among e-book fans.<\/p>\n

Readers under 30 prefer cellphones and computers. Those over 30 like dedicated devices such as the Kindle.<\/p>\n

The Pew Research Center’s latest study focuses on young readers. Among e-book users surveyed, between ages 16-29, more than half read one on a desktop or laptop and around 40 percent use a cellphone. Around 25 percent used an e-reader. Among respondents 30 and older, 46 percent preferred e-readers, just 25 percent cellphones.<\/p>\n

According to the report released Tuesday, teen readers were less likely to read an e-book than those immediately older. Around 12 percent of respondents aged 16-17 read an e-book over the past year, compared to 21 percent for ages 18-24 and 25 percent for ages 30-39.<\/p>\n

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