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Apple iPads, Amazon Kindles and Sony e-readers part of multi-tablet households, study says

By Tiffany Hsu
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Apple iPads and Amazon Kindles: Family peacekeepers?

In a study of more than 1,600 tablet and e-reader owners, 16% own at least two of the devices. Of those, 46% said that a single tablet would not suffice because their partner or children were constantly hogging it.

Another 21% told research group YouGov that they were given the second device as a gift; 17% of respondents said they picked it up because it featured newly released technology at the time.

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Among all tablet users, 18% are thinking about buying another device, mostly so that there would be more to go around for grabby family members.

More than half of tablet-buyers on the market said they wanted an iPad. Meanwhile, 35% said they were considering a Kindle, while 12% were thinking about getting a Sony e-reader.

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-- Tiffany Hsu

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Tiffany Hsu

Tiffany Hsu is a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she wrote about the California economy, fast food, restaurants, retail and alternative energy for the Business section. A Bay Area native, UC Berkeley graduate and eternal Nor-Cal fan, she once worked for the San Francisco Bay Guardian. She also did a stint at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, where she developed a passion for sweet tea. She still has faith that someday she’ll find two economists who agree.

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