Poll: Do you read 'real' books or ebooks most regularly?

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SALES OF EBOOKS have fallen slightly in the UK – and there has been an increase in the sales of physical book sales in some genres.

How do you feel about ebooks? Do you use those devices more regularly than ‘real’ books for long reads? (We’re not talking about accessing shorter pieces of text, eg, news articles)

Poll Results:

I read 'real' books most often (5656)

Yes, I mostly use an ebook (2028)

I use ebooks and 'real' books equally (947)

I don't do long reads (667)

I do most of my long reads on a tablet or similar (307)

Yes, I mostly use an ebook
I use ebooks and 'real' books equally
I read 'real' books most often
I do most of my long reads on a tablet or similar
I don't do long reads

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