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Jennifer Jocz

BBC News - Blio bets against e-reader devices - 0 views

  • Software originally designed to help blind people read electronic books could turn the emerging e-reader industry on its head, according to its inventor.
  • His vision is to use free software to turn any device into an e-reader, from a PC to a smartphone and from netbooks to tablet computers.
  • "Our aim is to disrupt the e-reader business model and bring the best of the web and bring the best of print together in one model," said Mr Chapman.
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  • At the moment the software offers more than 1 million free books and counting and 200,000 paid books.
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    Another e-reader option
Tom Keffer

E-Books on Tablets Fight Digital Distractions - NYTimes.com - 3 views

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    Good summary of the dilemma with iPads and tablets: are they good readers or do that make distractions too available?
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    Great article. Since readers require a higher degree of motivation when reading any given book on a tablet (to actively ignore distractions), this puts more pressure on publishers/authors to make their content meaningful and engaging. Perhaps this might result in higher standards for books/fewer books being published?
Kasthuri Gopalaratnam

Barnes & Noble's E-Book Reader Glows in the Dark - State of the Art - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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    e-Readers are making staedy advances, becoming more and more like print books (only better?)
Lin Pang

Bringing Up a Young Reader on E-Books - 1 views

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    Devices like the iPad are new and fun and give children an incentive to read, including those who might be reluctant. It's a new motivation to explore reading. However, the concern is that parents rely too much on them and stop engagement with their young children.
Jerald Cole

Obama wants schools to speed digital transition - 2 views

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    An ebook reader in every student's hand by 2017.
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