Essays about: "e-readers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word e-readers.

1. 1. Sound effects when changing pages are not enough : Material and expressive properties of paper books in different contexts that should be implemented into e-readers

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Människa-datorinteraktion

   Author : Michaela Holmgren; [2022]
   Keywords : E-readers; Books; Assemblage theory; Digitalizing analogue artifacts; Human-Computer Interaction;

   Abstract : E-readers have been available for many years, yet many people are still hesitant towards reading digitally in their spare time. In previous studies in the field of Human-Computer interaction (HCI), new e-readers have been designed, e-readers have been evaluated, and the attitude towards digital reading have been studied. READ MORE

3. 2. Consumer adoption of audiobook streaming services

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Jonathan Nyström Müller; Casper Engström; [2019]
   Keywords : Technology acceptance model TAM ; Diffusion of innovations DIT ; Structural equation modeling SEM ; Information and communications technology ICT ; Audiobooks;

   Abstract : The streaming of audiobooks is a new and fast-growing phenomenon amongst Swedish consumers. There exists a lack of knowledge on this topic as it is previously unexplored within academia. READ MORE

4. 3. Environmental Implications of Media Consumption embedded in Digital Ecosystems : A bottom-up systems approach to the perennial case of paperless reading in Germany

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Joachim Felix Aigner; [2018]
   Keywords : Digitalization; Sustainable Development; Environmental Hot-spots; Bottom-up Analysis; Life Cycle Assessment LCA ; Environmental Impacts; Carbon Footprint; Global Warming Potential; Media Consumption; Digital Ecosystem; Paperless Publishing and Reading; E-Book; E-Magazine; E-Paper; Germany;

   Abstract : Digitalization has been reshaping the media landscape in recent years, often conveying an implicit promise of becoming less dependent on physical resources. At the same time, the current understanding of digital reading goes beyond dedicated e-readers or definable digital media products such as magazines or newspapers. READ MORE

5. 4. Where did the book go? - An empirical study about reading habits and reading ecologies of Swedish Kindle-users

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Emilia Nilsson; [2016]
   Keywords : communicative ecology; e-book; e-reader; Kindle; Kindle Store; mediatization; media practice; reading; reading habits;

   Abstract : Through the introduction and popularisation of e-books and e-readers, the way books are read is changing. This paper aims to investigate the reading habits of five Swedish-based Kindle users to understand their reading ecologies and what place the Kindle has in their reading ecologies. READ MORE

6. 5. Teachers’ Use of E-readers in Kenyan Classrooms

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Mia Söllwander; [2016]
   Keywords : ICT; Worldreader; ICT4E; Kenya; education; e-readers; Kindles; Eldoret; ICT4D;

   Abstract : The essay investigates how the e-reader changes the conditions for teaching in a developmentsetting. By applying the theory designs for learning different aspects of the teaching practiceare analyzed. Suzy Peacock Memorial Secondary School in Eldoret, Kenya was used for thecollection of data. READ MORE