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The right tools for the job? hardware and software
for e-books
Name: Penny Garrod
UKOLN
University of Bath
Bath, BA2 7AY
UKOLN is supported by:
[email protected]://www.ukoln.ac.uk/
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e-books and e-texts in context supplementary - will not replace printed media user expectations: 24/7 services and access; convenience: anyplace, anytimedigital everything: TVs/DVD’s/WAP/handhelds/ demand for portable personal devicesgovernment agenda: accessibility; inclusivity; ICT; Lifelong Learning; skills and jobs
Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)development of e-content:
– DNER/RDN/Virtual Training Suite; web-based learning materials; UKonline website; publishing houses …...
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Focusing on the end-user Questions we should be asking re eBook devicesWhat do users want and which devices are popular?
- learners
- the general public What is the status of current digital technology?How to future proof?- built in redundancy and advances in technology; trends; fads and fashion
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e-books: focus on libraries and learning centres
Challenges for service providers: industry still developing; market growing with commitment among publishers to provide contentdedicated eBook readers: soon out of date; bits and pieces to keep track of when lending to readers; cataloguing and circulation issues E- content: high costs - collaborative purchasing could be way forward; Digital Rights Management; Open standards (OEB) & proprietary systemslevels of demand - now and in the future? surveys suggest growth in demand
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hardware choices
dedicated eBook readers - designed specifically for reading e- texts e.g REB 1100; eBookman; goReader (USA)
handheld devices/Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
e.g.Palm, Handspring, Pocket PCs,
MP3 players
PCs, Laptops: require downloadable software e.g.Acrobat eBook Reader; Microsoft Reader (both available for free)
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Dedicated ebook Readers Gemstar eBook:
REB 1100 (black/white)REB 1200 (colour)RCA manufacture through
Gemstarspecifically designed for
reading e-books good display - backlit
screen (can be read in bed with light off!)
lots of pieces to lose - stylus, zipped case, adaptor, cloth etc.
REB 1200
text search
bookmark
annotate
connect to PC
built in modem - internet access
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dedicated ebook reader for students (USA)
goReader: www.goreader.comaimed at US students - course texts for one semester Open Ebook Standard (OEB) compliant - supports multiple formats800X600 web browsinglightweight tablet (2.4lb)Windows CE OS + MP3 files
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PDAs and Pocket PCs
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
PsionsPalm PilotsPocket PCsHandspringsApple - iBook???
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Pocket PCsLeading manufacturers:CompaqAudiovoxToshibaCasioHewlett PackardSymbolIntermecuse Microsoft reader - free to download or pre-loaded
Compaq: iPAQ H3760/65
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eBookMan from Franklin
multi-functional: books, music, and information half way between dedicated reader and PDAcheap to buy - in UKdesigned for reading ebooks but...small screen
http://www.franklin-uk.co.uk/
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eBook software for PCs, laptops & notebooks (1)
•available free for PCs/laptops and Pocket PCs
•On-screen readability: ClearType display technology
•dynamic reading: highlighting, note-taking, book-marking, drawing
•preloaded on Pocket PC 2002 + links to University of Virginia e-text center
http://www.microsoft.com/reader/default.asp
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eBook software for PCs, laptops & notebooks (2)
Adobe Acrobat eReader:free for notebooks or desktop computersgood for preserving appearance of documentgraphics, pictures, rich fonts & “intuitive interface”content (UK) from WH Smith [or Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com for USA]
http://www.adobe.com/products/ebookreader/
main/html
http://ebooks.whsmith.co.uk/Default.asp
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Buying e-content:a UK ‘books portal’
http://www.books.co.uk/publishing.html
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devices plus content: Powells.com
http://www.powells.com/ebook/ebook.html
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http://www.dontsweat.com/
e-authoring
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Publishers - new business models: www.netlibrary.com
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Conclusions
eBooks (devices and texts) still in development stage - low sales reflect this
convergence of hardware devices -market in state of flux (caution needed)
younger generation/students/business people = most likely users. They will increasingly own handheld devices capable of reading e-texts (example mobile phones)
free software for use with PCs and laptops -download and evaluate it (some free texts available e.g. out of copyright books)
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More conclusions
useful solution for reference materials where texts are consulted rather than read. Where searchability, linking and currency is vital and when text is in short discrete chunks. Examples:
– encyclopaedias and dictionaries– technical manuals– handbooks (chemistry, physics, nursing...)– gazetteers– others
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a few resources (from many)
www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue29/wilson
- useful and up to date article [by Eboni Project researcher at Strathclyde University]
http://eboni.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/documents/
definition.html
- lists devices and types of ebooks
www.jisc.ac.uk/dner/ebooks/strategy1.html
- overview from JISC working group on ebooks (Hazel Woodward and Louise Edwards -Sept 2001)
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/central/ebooks/needs.
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