E-booksGroup 6
Chan Wai Yip 13210033Hao Zhenxu 13252291Lau Wei Tung 13204181
Objectives
Background
Collected Information
Mind Map
Survey Questions
Survey Results & Analysis
Video and Other Multimedia
Content
Job Division
Outline
To find out the popularity of E-books
To look for the selling points of E-books
To see if students are the main users of E-books or not
Objectives
A book-length publication in digital form
Consist of texts, images, or both, readable on computers or other electronic devices
Background
Inventor The first E-book may be the Index
Thomisticus, a heavily annotated electronic index to the works of Thomas Aquinas
Prepared by Roberto Busa Began in the late 1940s
Background
Comparison with normal booksi. Spatial benefitsii. Mechanical and multimedia
benefitsiii.Distributive and access benefits
Background
Collected Information (Web)
Search Strategies Web Sites
Online E-books(Need to be charged)
- http://www.ebooks.com/- http://www.amazon.com/Kindle
-eBooks/b?ie=UTF8&node=154606011
Online E-books(For free usage)
- http://www.free-ebooks.net/- http://www.getfreeebooks.com/
E-book Background http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/ebooks/background.html
Collected Information (Library)
Search Strategies Types Library Resources
E-books (advantages)
News ArticleTitle : Are e-books an environmental choice?
http://www.greenlivingonline.com/article/are-e-books-environmental-choice
E-books(features)
Features http://www.hci-book.org/cluster/features.php
Mind Map
Objectives: To find out how people (mainly students) think of E-book and the popularity of it
No. of responses: 28 ( 3 are invalid )
Survey
1. What is the highest level of education you have completed?
2. How often do you read books?3. Which kind of devices that you use to read?4. How do you grade the E-book that you have used
before ?5. Would you like to continue to try to use E-books to have
a reading?6. When you decide to purchase an E-book, which one
concerns you the most?7. Do you think that the E-books in the present market
should have more functions?8. If I think the low price is the advantage compared with
other devices like iPad and so on, would you agree?
Survey Questions
Survey Results & Analysis
Printed books Smart phones E-books0
2
4
6
8
8
4
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8
4
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Types of devices that respondents from dif-ferent education levels use to read
Up to high school
Up to university
Types of devices
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Chart 1
1. Secondary and university students are used to reading printed books because of their learning style (i.e. often read notes and textbooks)
2. The popularity and convenience of smart phones affect students’ reading habit
3. The trend implies that E-book is still not a common reading tool for youngsters
Chart 1’s Analysis
Survey Results & Analysis
Once a month24%
Daily8%
2-3 Times a Week16%
Less than once a Month20%
Never4%
Once a Week12%
2-3 times a Month16%
Reading frequency of respondents
Chart 2
1. The result means reading takes up an important position in respondents’ daily life
2. It also means that the respondents are very likely to read E–books
Chart 2’s Analysis
Survey Results & Analysis
12%NeverUse
32%Neutral
4%SomewhatDissatisfied
16%Very
Satisfied
20%SomewhatSatisfied
8%Dissatisfied
8%Satisfied
Respondents’ views about their E-book reading experience
Never use NeutralSomewhat Dissatisfied Very SatisfiedSomewhat Satisfied DissatisfiedSatisfied
Chart 3
1. The most significant figures are “Neutral” and “Satisfied” (including “Somewhat Satisfied”, “Satisfied” and “Very Satisfied”), 32% and 44% respectively
2. These reflect that people tend to be positive speaking of E-books
Chart 3’s Analysis
Survey Results & Analysis
80%
20%
Respondents’ tendency to use E-books in the future
Yes No
Chart 4
1. The phenomenon reflects there is a potential market for E-books2. Digital reading will be a future
trend
Chart 4’s Analysis
Survey Results & Analysis
Price52%
Advanced Function28%
Size16%
Brand4%
Factors which concern respondents the most when they decide to purchase an E-book
Chart 5
1. Lowering the price of E-book can attract
more people to buy it2. Young people prefer E-book to be multi-
function rather than just a reading device
Chart 5’s Analysis
Survey Results & Analysis
Yes
No
20
5
Respondents’ opinions on whether or not E-books in the present market should have
more functions
Yes No
Chart 6
1. However, the result of Q7 is contrasting to Q4
2. Respondents seem to be negative about E-books as most of them opine that E-books in the present market should be enhanced
Chart 6’s Analysis
Survey Results & AnalysisRelationship between Q4 and Q7 (Chart 7)
Never
Use
Neutra
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Som
ewha
t Diss
atisfi
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Very Sa
tisfie
d
Som
ewha
t Sat
isfied
Dissat
isfied
Satis
fied
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
RankingYesNo
The bond between Q4 and Q71. Respondents who hold positive view
about E-books don’t agree that present E-books should be enhanced
2. Only those holding negative view of E-books think that E-books in present market should be improved
Chart 7’s Analysis
Survey Results & Analysis
Agree
Strongly Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Respondents' opinions on whether or not low price is the advantage of E-books compared to
other devices like iPad
No. of respondents
Resp
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ts' op
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Chart 8
1. From the chart, it is concluded that price is not the first prioritywhen it comes to buying an E-book
Chart 8’s Analysis
Satisfactory and positive Potential market Not a main stream in the current book
market
Conclusion
Video and Other Multimedia Content
Chan Wai Yip: Information collection, mind mapping, objectives setting, survey, survey analysis
Hao Zhenxu: Background information research, mind mapping, objectives setting, survey, survey analysis
Lau Wei Tung: PowerPoint design, mind mapping, objectives setting, survey, survey analysis
Job Division
The EndThank You!
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