Future Survivors, the Apocalypse Group discussion

My publisher e-mailed this AP wire to me.

Thursday, Jan. 16
New York (AP) - A new survey from the Pew Research Center reports more adults than ever own an e-reading device, but print books are doing just fine.

Based on interviews conducted earlier this month, the study released Thursday shows 50% of respondents saying they have a tablet or stand-alone device such as Amazon.com's Kindle. That's up from 43% in September.

The survey says nearly 3 out of 10 adults read an e-book over the past year, compared to 23% who had done so when asked in 2012. Only around 4% read e-books exclusively.

Sales for e-books are growing, but have leveled off over the past couple of years. They're believed to comprise 25% to 30% of the general trade market, with commercial fiction especially popular for e-books.

Associated Press

That jives with my own reading habits. I have a Kindle and use it a lot but I also buy and read book on paper. An ereader still isn't as good as paper for things like maps and large photos. I find that most of my nonfiction reading is in paper and well more than half my fiction reading is in electronic.
How about everyone else?

I think that there are a lot of people who still read paperbooks even if they have an e-reader. Like you said, there are some books that are easier to read (and leaf through) in paper form than in e-form. Also, reading a paperbook is a whole other experience, and I think that there are a lot of people who still enjoy it. I know I do!
In my book, there were quite a few people who wanted to wait for the paperback (it was published with a 4 day lag from the e-book going live), because they prefer reading on paper. I think I sold about 50/50 paperback and e-books so far. I suspect there'd be more e-book later on, but there's certainly a lot of market for paper books still.
For kids, too!