Between April 2008 and November 2009, they investigated how the e-Reader and e-text adoption would influence the publishers and distributers, inquiring into whether publishers and distributors would to adopt models which are practical for the K-12 school market.
They found that older readers were "significantly more engaged with and accepting of the e-reader device than younger readers".
Two factors make school library adoption of eReaders difficult:
1) Digital Rights Management issues are embedded in many of the transactions related to purchase in general.
2) Publishers and distributors have not considered the library/school sector as a significant player in the roll out of etext. (which seems amazing given how much libraries spend on electronic formats!)
Conclusions:
- State education departments must get involved with developing e-text access for text book delivery.
- Consortia models for e-text delivery to schools should be developed to ensure that e-texts are an affordable option for schools.
2 comments:
JudyG, Thanks for posting this. It's going to be very exciting to watch the evolution and adoption of these devices in education. Here's a link to some additional student survey results published earlier this month.
Yes, this evolution or progress will be interesting to watch to and, hopefully, to adopt in a useful manner for easy or more accessibility.
In using a Kindle recently, I like the convenience of so many books at my fingertips, literally, yet I much prefer to turn a page rather than push a flat button. And, it's hard to skim.
Why doesn't the right side of the Kindle have a "previous page" button, too??
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