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Research Questions

 How does the increase use of online books affect physical book sales?

Responses:

- In recent years, it seems that younger generations have gone back to the physical books,

- With the internet, there are many books illegally available for free online which affects the sales of physical books. 

- Online books are very common, but physical books seem to be more prevalent than the online. 


Because of the increase use of AI, how does this affect authors' creativity?

Responses: 

- AI may cause some copyright issues of controversy since some authors may use it to generate ideas. This may put the idea into question if authors should get credit for ideas that were not generated or thought of by themselves. 

- The use of AI can cause controversy in the writing world because stories could have been written by technology and not by a human. 

- Some authors may not have the same motivation to create stories because they do not want to compete with AI. 


How does reading on an electronic device differ from a physical page? 

Responses: 

- Electronic reading is not as enjoyable. 

- Electronic reading usually leads me to getting sidetracked and I end up on the internet.

- Electronic reading is nice because it is convenient to not carry a book, but it is the not the same feeling. 


I asked some friends from home these questions because I wanted to ask people who I do not see every day. I saw that when I asked people through text, their responses were short and simple. When I asked through a phone call, their answers were much longer and detailed. All of the responders had interest in this topic and wanted to look more into it. I got some to look up how AI affects authors. There were also a couple who had some previous knowledge on this subject and cited research articles that could answer or help answer my last research question draft. This reminded me of my professors who do not allow electronics in class because they have stated that there is research to support the idea that taking notes on paper is much more beneficial than taking it on a laptop or iPad. My questions were very simple and easy to understand. This gave my responders a lot of room to expand in their answers. This was prevalent when one of them brought copyright issues. This is not something I had previously thought about too much. I had thought about it for artwork but not for writing. It was also interesting to see that more responders enjoy physical books more, yet one had stated that online reading is much more convenient. This opinion seemed to potentially reflect the opinions of a larger sample size of responders.  

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