However, the majority--at 61 percent--consider the tablet they may purchase an additional device, indicating that the tablet will grow the total device market.

Of those surveyed, more than 50 percent said they would rather read ebooks on the tablet, compared to 21 percent who preferred PCs and 15 percent who preferred mobile phones, said TNS.

In addition, 33 percent preferred to access games via the tablet, compared to 28 percent who preferred the PCs and 26 percent who favored mobiles, TNS noted.