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Posted Sunday, January 30, 2011

Do E-books Pack Same Punch as Print Ones?

Published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.com



"Mary Worth has discovered the e-book. Yes, the timeless busybody of the comics pages got an upgrade last week, although she's resisting, of course.

"A portable reading device is not my cup of tea," she told the latest in a long line of male friends.

Mary's reaction is appropriate. Folks her age (134?) are not the demographic buying e-books at this point. The biggest users are between the ages of 30-44, work full time and live in the suburbs, reports a new survey by the Book Industry Study Group presented last week at the Digital Book World trade show in New York...."

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