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E-Books and E-Readers:For the Librarian’s Consideration
Seminar at the Media ZooBeyond Distance Research AllianceUniversity of Leicester
13-14 October 2010
Terese Bird and Simon KearZooKeepers of the Media Zoo
Programme
1. What is an e-book in 2010?
2. How does one read an e-book in 2010?
3. DUCKLING Project - Distance students and e-book readers
4. Libraries and e-books
5. Publishers and e-books
6. Let’s make an e-book (or download an e-book)
1. What is an e-book in 2010?
Photo: DianthusMoon, flickr
I have a feeling we’re not in NetLibrary anymore…
1. What is an e-book in 2010?
Photo: jaydedman, flickr
1. Downloadable
2. No internet required to read
3. Various formats
a) Epub
b) Mobi Pocket
c) pdf
2. How does one read an e-book in 2010?
On a computer or laptop
1. Calibre
2. Adobe Reader
3. Kindle App
4. Others
2. How does one read an e-book in 2010? (2)
On an e-book reader
1. Amazon Kindle
2. Sony models
3. Sovos
4. Others
2. How does one read an e-book in 2010? (3)
On an iPad
1. Apple iBooks (similar to iTunes idea)
2. Kindle app (Mobi Pocket)
3. Stanza app
4. Individual book apps
Photo: Jon Erickson, flickr
2. How does one read an e-book in 2010? (4)
On a mobile phone
1. iPhone - Stanza, Kindle App
2. Android phones
3. iPod Touch - Stanza, Kindle App
4. Blackberry
5. Windows 7 phone
6. OthersWindows 7 phone photo courtesy of Sam Judson, flickr
3. The DUCKLING Project:Delivering University Curriculum:Knowledge, Learning and INnovation Gains
• 3 distance programmes:– One MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL– Two MSc in Occupational Psychology
• 4 technologies:
Podcasting
Wimba Voice Board
Sony E-book readers
Second Life
Course material conversion
Diagram created by Emma Davies and Terese Bird
Calibre is free, open-source, and cross-platform
Convenience• Everything in one device
• Portable
• Long battery life
• ‘Remembers’ where you stopped reading
• “I've also gotten into the habit of carrying my reader with me everywhere, and if I'm in a situation where I'm waiting for 20 minutes I will automatically open the reader.”
Photo by Wolfiewolf on Flickr
Cost and resources
• £600 to print and ship notes
• £240 to buy, load, and ship e-reader
• “I paid about $100 for them to print out [one module’s notes] for me”
• Greener?
Changed study strategy
• The e-book reader changed my way to keep notes and made my study more effective. Before, I used my laptop to write a lot of notes because I feel I will forget the whole thing if I don’t take them down. But taking notes is time-consuming and not that effective because I never really use the notes. With the e-book reader, it’s not very inconvenient to go back to the material on the e-reader, and I can remember where the material was and go back to the module on the e-reader and look through it. As a result of that, I didn’t take a lot of notes and I don’t think that it [not taking notes] makes a difference to my study.
• The e-book reader has changed my approach to how I do assignments to some extent. Previously, I started my assignments after I’ve done all the readings from print. I now start from the assignment and then read the material. I’m being more selective now in what I’m reading, and it’s saving me time in a way. Before I just tried to read everything, I worked a lot harder before but I didn’t really get the grades.
Photo by CarbonNYC on Flickr
E-book readers• Effective for learning
• Effective for saving resources
• Questions?
Photo by Wendigo on Flickr
4. Libraries and E-books
1. Hampshire Digital Library -http://hampshirelibrary.lib.overdrive.com
2. Chicago Public Library - http://overdrive.chipublib.org
5. Publishers and E-books
1. Project Gutenberg www.gutenberg.org - for all devices, all formats
2. Feedbooks.com
3. Manybooks.net
5. Publishers and E-books (2)
1. Google Books
2. Despite recent court settlement, seems to mostly USA-based so far
5. Publishers and E-books (3)
1. Amazon and Kindle
2. Buy online, download onto any device
3. Cheaper than paper books
4. If no e-book, “Tell the Publisher”
5. Publishers and E-books (4)
Apple iBooks
1. Often cheaper than Amazon
2. Buy online, download onto many devices (iPod, iPad, iPhone)
3. Cheaper than paper books
4. Apple muscle pushing publishers