The popularity of reading medium

A survey of reading preferences on e-books and paper books

among university students and teachers

An eBook is the digital media equivalent of a conventional book.

BackgroundWhat is an eBook?

‘’The year of the eBook’’ __Bloomsbury’s founder & chief executive Nigel Newton.

eBook Market Growth

Elib Nordic Digital Distributor

Elib Nordic Digital Distributor

129.5% increase till November 2011

Elib Nordic Digital Distributor

122.7% increase till November 2011

“Which medium of reading, e-books or paper books is more popular for course literatures at Kista campus and why’’

Research goal

Review paper Studied related previous work done

online journals and repositories

Relevant news articles on the area

Survey Questionnaire for data collection

There were 45 respondents to the survey

Limitation Kista campus, SU

Methodology

The paper printed books are preferred over reading e-books.

53.3% printed books 22.2% eBooks 24.4% Both

Results and Analysis

Readability

No power backup issues

Ease of annotating and comparing texts

Causes for the Preference of Paper Printed Books

Portability,

lower price,

The immediate purchase and download

The ability of having so many books in one

device.

 Availability

Causes for the Preference of E-Books

Disadvantages of using eBooks Limited collection

Readability

Power backup

Not so easy to annotate, take notes,

compare texts

The illustrations, charts, diagrams, are not

big enough or clear enough

Impacts of selecting reading medium

Age

Individual expenditure

Type of device being used

Most of the participants preferred the paper printed books for reading.

EBooks are preferred because of ◦ Portability, lower price, immediate purchase &

download The most noted disadvantage of using e-

books ◦ Readability, power backup issues, limited

collection

Conclusions

How to improve the reading experience with eBooks

How to easily annotate, compare text and go back and forth between different pages in screen reading.

Suggestions for future research