We recently conducted a poll on Good e-Reader for the last month that asked the question, “What types of books do you read on your e-reader?” It was prompted by a commentary article I wrote last month. The gist of the conundrum was that I tend to by more trashy books on my e-reader and more serious reads in print. During the course of the poll, 246 people voted and here are the results.
SCI-FI – 19.23% (45 votes)
Mystery – 17.95% (42 votes)
Fantasy – 13.68% (32 votes)
Thriller – 13.25% (31 votes)
Other – 13.25% (31 votes)
Romance – 7.26% (17 votes)
Horror – 7.26% (17 votes)
Trashy Pulp – 4.27% (10 votes)
Chick-Lit – 3.85% (9 votes)
There you have it! This poll is a microcosm of the ebook world and you can tell a fair bit from the statistics from this poll. I am not surprised that SCI-FI, Fantasy, Mystery, and Thriller rounded up the top 4, by a deciding margin. It more or less proves by point that many people read ebooks, that would take a ton of shelf space in print form, as throw-away copies in digital form.
Michael Kozlowski is the Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader. He has been writing about audiobooks and e-readers for the past ten years. His articles have been picked up by major and local news sources and websites such as the CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and Verge.