Artists Prefer Existent Fine Art Books (Poll Result)

Two thirds of artists prefer existent fine art books to ebooks close art.  However i 3rd of those responding to the Making H5N1 Mark Opinion Poll inward Jan read fine art didactics ebooks.  
Can nosotros hold off that this residue mightiness alter significantly inward the side yesteryear side v years?

Making H5N1 Mark Poll: Jan 2013
number responding: 120; issue of responses 189

The January Making H5N1 Mark Poll asked close ebooks for artists.  The aim of the poll was two-fold

1. to endeavour in addition to rail whether at that spot has been whatever pregnant alter inward the agency artists eat fine art books.
2. to notice out which type of ebooks artists similar best

The poll revealed a issue of interesting indications of how things convey changed inward the terminal twain of years.

• 120 artists responded suggesting that this sample, although self-selecting, should hold out pretty reliable inward price of how fine art mass readership is changing
• They provided 189 responses because they could direct all responses they agreed with
• The issue of responses convey been divided yesteryear the issue of artists to supply a percent figure which indicates what percent of the artists indicated a specific response.
• the construction of the poll (multiple response) in addition to the agency the responses were phrased advise that the types of books read in addition to whether or non people could read ebooks are a pretty expert indication of the electrical current condition quo on ebooks.

Key Findings

Reading Art Books

• Artists gets the most satisfying sense from existent fine art books rather than ebooks - 63% of artists prefer existent fine art books to ebooks close art
• many artists are next national trends in addition to convey tablets or ebook readers for reading ebooks - only 20% said they don't convey an ebook reader
• almost all artists tend to read books close art - alone 5% said they didn't read whatever form of fine art book

It's non surprising that many artists prefer existent fine art books.  The powerfulness to scan images across a double page spread in addition to to painting demo through a mass looking at images - or what people convey to state - is easier amongst a existent fine art mass than an ebook reader.  The latter piece of job fine for text but less good when the text comes amongst images - unless the layout has been really carefully idea through in addition to uses hyperlinking for navigation.  

I've personally noticed that the functioning of both publishers in addition to ereaders are really variable at the minute inward price of formatting in addition to readability in addition to I intend it's really probable this influences about of the responses.  What do you lot think?

The figures too dot that it's really probable that to a greater extent than artists convey tried ebooks than currently read them.  Publishers need to notice out what it is that deters people from ebooks close art.

Which type of fine art ebook industrial plant best?

This is a problematical expanse every bit it's highly subject on what artists convey selected to read every bit ebooks. Pne of the interesting aspects close fine art is that the drive to brand books to a greater extent than accessible has position a lot of the older fine art didactics textbooks online in addition to these tin hold out read for free.  (see The Practice in addition to Science of Drawing in addition to In praise of older fine art books - gratis in addition to digital)

I was really surprised at what a high percent of artists are using ebooks - especially for fine art instruction.

• 30% read fine art didactics ebooks
• 20% read fine art history ebooks
• 15% read fine art line of piece of job organization ebooks

I'm guessing, from my sense of trawling through the fine art books on Amazon, that the percentages reading dissimilar types of fine art mass relate inward move to the fact that, for example, at that spot are many to a greater extent than fine art didactics books than at that spot are fine art line of piece of job organization books.

It too occurred to me that those who bought early on versions of ebook readers which tin alone contend amongst dark in addition to white would non bother to purchase an illustrated fine art mass until such fourth dimension every bit they had access to a color screen

Conclusion

It's been an interesting poll.  While I ever expected most people to prefer existent fine art books the nature of about of the responses were really interesting.  

I was left wondering whether the 30% who are reading the fine art didactics ebooks are the counterpart to the 63% who prefer existent fine art books.  I straight off hold off that inward v years time, nosotros volition convey a really dissimilar condition quo.

For me, the critical upshot inward price of how things alter inward the time to come is going to hold out the formatting of fine art books in addition to people beingness able to access ebook readers which tin contend amongst colour.  There's nothing publishers (or artists/authors) tin do close the applied scientific discipline cease of things except run to perish on upward amongst the changes.  Those publishers who volition do good volition hold out those that do layouts in addition to formats which piece of job good on a screen - no thing what the size of the screen.

The Feb Making H5N1 Mark Poll volition hold out posted on Sat s February.

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