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Two Out of Three in the US Prefer Print

Posted on November 03, 2009 by Mediabids

 

From adoperationsonline.com. Full story here

 Two out of Three Americans Prefer Print Media In Spite of the Benefits of the Digital Revolution

NEW YORK – According to new research, digital media is no substitute for traditional printed media. A recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive® on behalf of Earthtone suggests that most people choose how they consume media based on personal preferences.

Research shows that the majority of U.S. adults think that printed media is easier to read than the digital equivalent. Interestingly, most adults reported that they feel more comfortable when they have something on paper than when it’s on screen, suggesting that we make an instinctive association between things we can touch and feel and things that are ‘real’.

 



Comments:

I think part of their "comfort" with print is a trust issue. A print product has a reputation to uphold and they typically have higher standards for what they publish than an online products. A great example is the ads that Craig's List runs that result in fraud and crime. Those ads would never fly in a newspaper!

Posted by Leigh Ann Kristiansen on December 28, 2011 at 10:11 PM EST #

Good point. Do you think publications should do more to bolster their trustworthy image with consumers? I am thinking of eBay - who obviously has a lot of bad deals and scammers operating on it but I think they do a pretty good job of giving the consumer confidence that they will help them out. Should publications go that far?

Posted by Jedd Gould on January 17, 2012 at 08:49 AM EST #

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