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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5630211" data-attributes="member: 8835">Who goes to the library?&nbsp; My wife only reads urban fantasy.&nbsp; Since she got her ebook (2+ years ago), if she can get it on that, she gets that version, instead of print.&nbsp; She does not generally read anything outside her general categories (knitting, pets, urban fantasy).&nbsp; Her categories shift over the years, but this has been true the nearly 20 years I've known her.We do not get any magazines or newspapers.&nbsp; Once upon a time, I got Dragon magazine, but not since 3e started.I haven't read a book of any kind or format in over a year.&nbsp; I don't have time.&nbsp; As a technical person, one would think I might buy and read technical books.&nbsp; I do not.&nbsp; Over 10 years ago, it became obvious that any topic I needed to research could be done online (because nerds created the internet, the search engines and the websites, our content is the first to be available on the internet).I don't sit and read technical articles.&nbsp; I google for things like &quot;aspxgridview redundant callback&quot; and start from there because I have an immediate need to solve a problem.I suspect the internet in general has changed what people read, moreso than ebooks.&nbsp; Most ebook people are finding they are reading MORE books in their chosen categories, because of the convenience.For my part, if more people were like me, the industry for non-fiction information books will shrink, because we google up specific problems and answers, rather than buy a &quot;ASP.NET Unleashed&quot; book.My daily internet reading pattern consists of: check 4 comics I read, read general RPG and off topic on enworld.&nbsp; I only do facebook on my iOS devices as I've seen too much &quot;infected&quot; behavior to trust it on a PC.&nbsp; I can run out of internet pretty quickly.&nbsp; I do not understand how people can surf all day and look up youtube videos.Side note, studies have already shown that google has already changed our brains.&nbsp; We don't remember facts so much as where to find the facts (what to google for).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 5630211, member: 8835"] Who goes to the library? My wife only reads urban fantasy. Since she got her ebook (2+ years ago), if she can get it on that, she gets that version, instead of print. She does not generally read anything outside her general categories (knitting, pets, urban fantasy). Her categories shift over the years, but this has been true the nearly 20 years I've known her. We do not get any magazines or newspapers. Once upon a time, I got Dragon magazine, but not since 3e started. I haven't read a book of any kind or format in over a year. I don't have time. As a technical person, one would think I might buy and read technical books. I do not. Over 10 years ago, it became obvious that any topic I needed to research could be done online (because nerds created the internet, the search engines and the websites, our content is the first to be available on the internet). I don't sit and read technical articles. I google for things like "aspxgridview redundant callback" and start from there because I have an immediate need to solve a problem. I suspect the internet in general has changed what people read, moreso than ebooks. Most ebook people are finding they are reading MORE books in their chosen categories, because of the convenience. For my part, if more people were like me, the industry for non-fiction information books will shrink, because we google up specific problems and answers, rather than buy a "ASP.NET Unleashed" book. My daily internet reading pattern consists of: check 4 comics I read, read general RPG and off topic on enworld. I only do facebook on my iOS devices as I've seen too much "infected" behavior to trust it on a PC. I can run out of internet pretty quickly. I do not understand how people can surf all day and look up youtube videos. Side note, studies have already shown that google has already changed our brains. We don't remember facts so much as where to find the facts (what to google for). [/QUOTE]

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