Malama, M. and Landoni, M. and Wilson, R. (2005) What readers want: a study of e-fiction usability. Physical Review Online Archive, 11 (5). ISSN 1082-9873
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This article investigates readers' requirements regarding fiction electronic books, as compared to electronic textbooks. The EBONI Project, which defined a set of best practice guidelines for designing electronic textbooks, provided the methodology to support an exploration of the usability of fiction ebooks in a recent study. It was found that the general guidelines for the design of textbooks on the Internet can also be applied to the design of fiction ebooks. Additionally, in terms of the electronic production of fiction ebooks, the same study suggested that concentrating on the appearance of text, rather than the technology itself, can lead to better quality publications to rival the print versions of fiction books. This article discusses these results together with some from similar studies in order to draw a picture of what readers expect from fiction ebooks.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 2745 |
| Keywords: | electronic books, e books, fiction, usability, information and communications technology, Electronic computers. Computer science |
| Subjects: | Science > Mathematics > Electronic computers. Computer science |
| Department: | Faculty of Science > Computer and Information Sciences |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Mar 2007 |
| Last modified: | 04 Oct 2012 11:54 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/2745 |
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