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Poll: Do you still read books?

E-book readers are growing in popularity but are you happier when you can actually turn the pages on that page-turner?

WITH THE GROWING popularity of e-book readers and general reading online, bookshelves across the country may be feeling a bit naked.

Despite this, we’ve discovered that a lot of people in one Irish city still love a good old fashioned paper boo k.

But we want to know about the rest of you: Do you still read (paper) books?

Poll Results:

Yes (4876)

No, but I read e-books on a reader (1022)

No, I don't read books in any form (666)

Yes
No, but I read e-books on a reader
No, I don't read books in any form

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