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E-textbooks provide flexibility for individuals, especially college students, when purchasing textbooks for college classes. The purpose of this study is to determine if e-textbooks affect college student learning. However, additional research questions must be answered: what percentage of college students is purchasing e-textbooks? Do college students prefer using e-textbooks to a print/physical textbook (p-textbook)? Will e-textbooks replace p-textbooks within the next five years? Does owning an electronic reader affect student learning? Answering these five research questions, as well as three additional questions, involved comparing data collected via survey from 395 students at two academic institutions during the Spring 2013 semester. This explanatory study yielded five significant findings; however, the main result concluded that 37% of college students feel e-textbooks have a positive effect on their learning and 41% state no difference on the effect of their learning. Overall, the research in this study should be used to inform the information systems community and individuals working in education because students' study habits will change dramatically within the next five years. These changes result from the majority of students owning an e-reader, purchasing e-textbooks, and the positive impact these two technologies has on education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper the authors will discuss a pilot project conducted at the Tritonia Academic Library, Vaasa, in Finland, from September 2010 until May 2011. The project was designed to investigate the application of e-readers in academic settings and to learn how teachers and students experience the use of e-readers in academic education. Four groups of students and one group of teachers used Kindle readers for varied periods of time in different courses. The course material and the textbooks were downloaded on the e-readers. The feedback from the participants was collected through questionnaires and teacher interviews. The results suggest that the e-reader is a future tool for learning, though some features need to be improved before e-readers can really enable efficient learning and researching.

In this paper the authors discuss their interdisciplinary pilot project entitled ‘Teaching for the 21st Century: A Pilot Project on E-Reading with SD62’ that engaged in the development and implementation of a customized and purpose-specific online library for two selected high school classrooms at a time when such systems did not exist for this purpose. This project combined (1) information literacy issues, (2) pedagogy and e-pedagogy, and (3) computational modeling activities founded on a productive confluence of these perspectives all situated at the intersection of pertinent theories and practices pertaining to each. The result of the research project was a functional online library environment that worked in the classrooms to support born-digital students' engagement with e-readers and findings of the way in which these both worked in the context of multiliteracies classrooms.

Después de las obras de referencia y de las revistas científicas, los libros electrónicos representan el siguiente nivel de evolución en la revolución digital. Su presencia en bibliotecas y su nivel de conocimiento por parte de los usuarios es todavía escaso. Pero el desarrollo de colecciones específicas por parte de los editores, el desarrollo de sistemas de distribución online cada vez más aquilatados y las mejoras introducidas en los dispositivos de lectura portátiles (e-book readers) están provocando una modificación de esta situación, de tal manera que se esta verificando un cambio de tendencia con respecto a la producción y consumo de este tipo de documentos.

Greening the German book industry is a large-scale task. This article, based in part on the results of a one-day conference titled 'Bio im Bücherregal?' (Engl. translation: 'Eco-friendly products on the bookshelf?') that was held in Mainz in January 2013, considers different perspectives on green publishing in Germany and presents the status quo as well as an outlook. After a brief historical and theoretical overview on the media and the environmental movement, the article presents current developments such as the initiative 'Nachhaltig Publizieren' ('Green Publishing'). Initiated in 2011 by the publisher Oekom, the project has become a catalyst for the green publishing movement in Germany. In addition, this contribution introduces publishers and imprints, in particular of children's books, that strive to fulfill the highest possible criteria for green publishing in certain project areas. Finally, the close connection between green publishing and green content is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the popularity of e-readers and the enthusiasm of some for their use in secondary education, their utility in elementary education has not yet been systematically explored. Some advantages and disadvantages to teaching elementary literacy with e-readers are identified here. A convenience sample of ten teachers from a variety of different types of elementary schools and classrooms who were e-reader novices read a chapter of a grade-appropriate book on a Kindle and evaluated its use for their students. The teachers gave their opinions and ideas on how the devices could be implemented. Three specific technological affordances of an e-reader that carry pedagogical implications are discussed: the text-to-speech and dictionary functions, and the idea of unlimited access to books. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

First-time authors face a choice: Do they pursue traditional publication through major publishing houses, or do they instead utilize online direct publishing? This article examines that choice through the economic lens of entry barriers and considers which barriers block first-time writers from their interests, be they financial or otherwise. The barriers in traditional publishing include the agency process and the acceptance process. The barriers in direct publishing include limited promotion, limited market, and limited editing. This article determines that, more often than not, traditional publishing satisfies a first-time author's interests more so than direct publishing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

English teachers have a particular professional interest in developing their students as readers and this includes a very strong emphasis on literature. They are personal and professional enthusiasts for books and in the past have shown anxieties about threats to the book from computers and portable devices. The advent of e-readers, like the Kindle, brings a new dynamic to the field of reading with many teachers becoming enthusiastic users of such devices. This article reports on a research project examining the personal and professional attitudes of English teachers towards e-readers and seeking their views on their pedagogical implications. The project used an online survey and follow-up telephone interviews; this article focuses on the latter. Findings suggest some reservations but overall a strong enthusiasm for e-readers both personally and professionally and a definite conviction that such readers will be important in schools in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Brazilian economy grows day by day, but when and how the country will reach its potential as a reader market, is still is a challenge for companies established in the country and for those which wish to plant its flags there. Looking at its recent past and the current transformations, it is possible to imagine that this time for success is pretty closer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer insights into the usability, acceptance and limitations of e-readers with regard to the specific requirements of scholarly text work. To fit into the academic workflow, non-linear reading, bookmarking, commenting, extracting text or the integration of non-textual elements must be supported. Design/methodology/approach – A group of social science students were questioned about their experiences with electronic publications for study purposes. This same group executed several text-related tasks with the digitized material presented to them in two different file formats on four different e-readers. Their performances were subsequently evaluated in detail. Findings – E-publications have made advances in the academic world; however e-readers do not yet fit seamlessly into the established chain of scholarly text-processing focusing on how readers use material during and after reading. The authors' tests revealed major deficiencies in these techniques. Originality/value – The usability test of e-readers in a scientific context aligns with both studies on the prevalence of e-books in the sciences and technical test reports of portable reading devices. Still, it takes a distinctive angle in focusing on the characteristics and procedures of textual work in the social sciences and measures the usability of e-readers and file-features against these standards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose - This paper aims to explore current trends in e-book lending in US academic libraries and describes the Kindle pilot for interlibrary loan at Eastern Washington University. It also seeks to examine previous e-reader pilots at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and the Douglas County Library e-book purchasing program. Design/methodology/approach - The author surveys US libraries on e-book lending practices and conducts a Kindle pilot program. Findings - E-book licensing agreements need to be re-evaluated and interlibrary loan staff should be included in those negotiations. Originality/value - This paper offers practical solutions for library e-book lending. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the paper is to compare graphic elements used for the design of printed and electronic books. The paper focuses on four main graphic elements: book cover, typography, colour and image. Ten books published in printed and electronic form in Croatia between 2010 and 2012 were used as a research sample. The research methods used are visual content analysis and interviews. The research results indicate that e-books imitate the graphic design of a printed book in many aspects. The graphic elements of an e-book highly depend on the features of e-formats and on e-readers. The main advantages of an e-book are that they are searchable, adaptable, easily linked to other digital documents, transportable, easily accessible and durable. Still, in the second phase of the research, the majority of the interviewed participants stated that reading of an e-book was something new to them. They prefer the interaction with a printed book and its visual appearance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

College textbook publishers are planning to make college and professional education textbooks available online to be downloaded to personal communication devices (e.g., smartphones), digital audio players (e.g., iPods), and digital readers (e.g., Kindles). The current literature on the attitudes of current students to this technological change, especially as it relates to medical school students is reviewed. A short survey attempted to determine how ready the first-year medical students at the University of Louisville are to accept this change in their study habits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Librarians purchased 12 e-readers and six tablets to provide patrons the opportunity to experiment with the latest mobile technologies. After several train-the-trainer sessions, librarians shared device information with the broader health sciences community. Devices were cataloged and made available for a two-week checkout. A limited number of books and applications (apps) were preloaded for all the devices, and patrons were allowed to download their own content. Each tablet has Google Books, iBooks, Kindle, and Nook apps available to allow choice in reading e-books. Upon return, patrons were asked to complete a ten-question survey to determine preferences for device use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This extract from a thesis for Pace University's M.S. Publishing Program examines the challenges key international markets and emerging international markets face as they try to grow their respective e-book markets. Particular challenges discussed are the availability of digital content and affordability of e-reading devices and yet despite these challenges, international publishers are optimistic that an e-book boom will occur in the next few years that will mirror the success of the US e-book market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study was to increase the summer reading engagement of local high school students who were identified as struggling readers. This project was developed collaboratively between a small southeastern liberal arts university, a local community high school, and the public library. Funding was provided by the Alabama State department of Education Special Education Office. Twenty high school students struggling with reading were nominated by their teachers to participate in a summer reading program. Nominations were based on their previous summer reading success as determined by their Accelerated Reader (AR) and Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) reading test results. Nine students participated in the program. Participants attended an orientation in which they were provided with training to use the reading devices and additional parameters of the program, after which they were given a Kindle e-reading device to use for their summer reading. The summer reading books were downloaded onto their device prior to distribution. Each high school student met weekly for one hour with a university student mentor who was reading the same e-books. University mentors provided technical and reading comprehension support throughout the summer. The objectives of this project were as follows: to increase summer reading engagement and comprehension of participating high school students; to provide university students with the opportunity to support struggling readers in the community; and to identify the impact of reading books on an electronic device (i.e. Kindle) versus reading traditional books. Results indicated an increase in reading comprehension scores and motivation of high school students as compared to the previous summer. University students reported overall favorable experience with this community service learning opportunity. Anecdotal records indicated the e-readers were a good motivational tool for struggling high school students [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ABSTRACT: Serials of all kinds including popular magazines, scholarly journals, and series of e-books are becoming increasingly available in formats designed for use on mobile devices. A provisional policy regarding assignment of ISSN to these resources was approved by ISSN directors in October 2011. This article describes the new policy along with the issues and challenges the ISSN Network faces in creating ISSN assignments and metadata for these new kinds of publications. This paper will present 1) an overview of the landscape of serials for mobile devices as seen from the perspective of the U.S. ISSN Center, 2) the provisional ISSN policy for assigning ISSN to serials available on mobile devices and issues raised by the policy, 3) an examination of some of the metadata issues, and 4) examples of records and screen shots of a sample publication. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

In Fall 2009, the Leonard Lief Library of Lehman College developed a pilot e-reader and e-book lending program, making Lehman the first campus within the City University of New York (CUNY) system to introduce these new services. The following article describes the project from a practical viewpoint, discussing e-reader and e-book vendor selection, user guides, training, lending logistics, and marketing, as well as unanticipated challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Individual ownership of handheld e-readers is increasing exponentially. Limited budgets, accessibility issues, and the failure of many e-readers to meet academic needs prevent academic libraries from adopting them at faster rates. Librarians spend a considerable amount of time gathering information about e-readers prior to making an investment. This article provides a history of e-reader availability and selection in the United States, information on the challenges that academic librarians face in e-reader selection, and research results of various studies on e-book/e-reader use by students. The article reflects on the e-reader evaluation and decision-making process and makes recommendations for investment and training. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Even if the adoption of digital formats in the Spanish publishing industry has been relatively slow, there are many signs-such as the launch of Amazon Spain; some initial experiments with dynamic pricing; and the appearance of start-ups and enterprises in search of new business models exploiting digital content-showing that the market is maturing with the arrival of digital formats. This article presents an overview of the Spanish market and its idiosyncrasies, followed by a description of the possible causes behind the relatively slow adaptation to electronic formats. Key retail platforms, important devices and new digital imprints in the Spanish book industry are also explored. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose – This paper aims to provide an overview of current research on the use of e-books and e-book readers as they gain popularity in libraries. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is a literature review and a case study of a public library which has a Kindle lending program. An e-book case study is examined, highlighting a mid-sized public library which implemented a Kindle e-book lending program. The article includes a follow-up discussion as to how libraries are including digital content in their collections, and changing the way they do business to accommodate the new technologies that people are increasingly asking for. The paper also gives tools for librarians looking to start their own e-book lending program, and provide additional information on what resources are currently available. Findings – One conclusion can be made. E-books will not be going away any time soon. The Kindle lending program at the library has been extremely successful and well received by patrons Research limitations/implications – Because of this very small case study approach, the research results may not be generalizable. Originality/value – This research trend is new, and has not had much study. It gives a wide variety of opportunity for pilot studies, and subsequent ones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: College students had 30min to study a 17-frame online lesson on distance learning that included navigational aids (for showing the learner’s location in the lesson), signaling aids (for highlighting the important content), both aids, or no aids. On a 30-item usability survey consisting of 8 usability scales, students who received navigational aids produced significantly higher mean ratings on each of the 8 usability scales—ease of use, satisfaction of use, awareness of lesson structure, awareness of lesson length, awareness of location, ease of navigation, lesson comprehension, and lesson learning—with effect sizes ranging from d =0.50 to d = 1.35. Students who received signaling aids produced significantly higher ratings on 4 of the 8 usability scales—ease of use, satisfaction of use, lesson comprehension, and lesson learning with effect sizes ranging from d =0.39 to d =2.15. Results help to clarify the mechanism underlying previous findings showing that students learned more from e-lessons that contained navigational aids. In the present study, there was a significant positive correlation between usability rating and recall test score for 5 of the 8 usability scales (particularly for ease of use), indicating partial support for the prediction that learners’ satisfaction with an e-learning system is related to their learning outcome. Results support the predictions of the emotional design hypothesis and have implications for the design of e-learning interfaces. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess user preferences and perceptions of Texas A&M University Libraries' Kindle e-book reader lending program, to determine if current lending practices and procedures adequately satisfy user needs. Design/methodology/approach – An online survey was administered to library patrons who participated in the first full semester of the e-reader lending program. Of the 63 individuals who borrowed a Kindle, 52 answered the 13-question survey designed to elicit their feedback about their experiences borrowing and subsequently using a Kindle to read their requested e-books. The format of the survey was varied, and included objective and short-answer questions. When possible, responses included a five-point Likert scale. Findings – Analysis of the survey results indicates overall interest and support for the Libraries' e-reader lending program. Participants mainly utilized Kindles to read popular titles, indicating that the lending program has found a niche within the Libraries' suite of media borrowing services to support leisure reading. Furthermore, from a collection development standpoint, the user-driven acquisition policy for Kindle titles has served as an extension and virtual enhancement of the popular bestseller print collection. Originality/value – This study is one of the first qualitative research reports on patron perceptions of an academic library e-reader lending program. This study is likely to be of practical interest to academic librarians who are in the process of developing similar lending programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper the authors will discuss a pilot project conducted at the Tritonia Academic Library, Vaasa, in Finland, from September 2010 until May 2011. The project was designed to investigate the application of e-readers in academic settings and to learn how teachers and students experience the use of e-readers in academic education. Four groups of students and one group of teachers used Kindle readers for varied periods of time in different courses. The course material and the textbooks were downloaded on the e-readers. The feedback from the participants was collected through questionnaires and teacher interviews. The results suggest that the e-reader is a future tool for learning, though some features need to be improved before e-readers can really enable efficient learning and researching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose – Academic librarians who are planning for the future need to be knowledgeable about the short- and long-range outlook for print. They must also consider what will happen if libraries abolish most or all of their books. This paper aims to explore current and future academic e-book usage, and to suggest ideas for response to collection changes. Design/methodology/approach – This article examines a wide range of studies and comments on this timely topic. Findings – The disparity between the reception of e-books in the general population and the adoption of them in the academic world suggests that print is still important to faculty and students. Given the advances in e-book technology, the increasing popularity of online/distance education courses, the adoption of the new EPUB 3 format, and the ubiquity of mobile devices, e-books are expected increasingly to replace print volumes in academic libraries. Originality/value – What has received little attention in the literature is the complexity of the issue of e-book reception in the academic world. This article looks at current and future e-book usage from the perspective of several large studies on diverse aspects of academic life, including students' perceptions of libraries, their information-seeking behaviors, faculty research habits and information needs, students' reading habits, and the impact of emerging technologies on teaching and learning. Providing insight into current and future academic e-book trends, this article suggests practical ways to respond to these trends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The current generation of students uses computers, tablets, dedicated e-readers, and smart phones more than any previous student group. Student adoption of Web apps, social media of all kinds, computer games, as well as learning and desktop software is remarkably high making them not just computer literate but often digital experts. However, although they spend a great deal of time using the latest digital devices, 75% of students surveyed still prefer the traditional printed textbook over a digital counterpart, according to the ongoing research project Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education from the Book Industry Study Group (BISG). The data indicate that the current print value proposition is not meeting the needs of students. In particular, the price/value relationship is not sufficient to justify required adoptions or to preclude students seeking alternative methods for obtaining their content and pedagogy. Next-generation digital learning products have tremendous potential to offer students individualized solutions to their learning challenges enabling them to reduce their study time and to improve their grades. Their levels of customizability and interactivity are appealing to both students and instructors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: E-readers, or devices designed primarily for reading e-books, are taking the world by storm. Several papers in library studies and education have examined e-book consumption for academic reading. However, no previous marketing study has investigated consumers’ adoption of e-readers for pleasure reading. We address this gap by testing an extended version of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with emotional attachment (TAME) in this context. Consumers’ attachment to paper books is proposed as a barrier to their adoption of e-readers. This speaks to a key deficiency of the TAM, being its focus on cognition at the expense of consumer emotion. A three-phase study finds support for the TAME, with 64% of the variance explained in consumers’ intentions to adopt e-readers. Emotional attachment to paper books is found to be weakly and negatively associated with consumers’ attitude toward using e-readers. The qualitative findings suggest that e-reader adoption may not involve a binary choice between paper and e-formats. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

E-readers are promising teaching and learning devices for the mobile generation whose reading and writing skills educators are working to improve. These two universities are exploring and identifying practices that will best optimize an e-reader's potential for encouraging deeper student learning. Importance/Relevance: The portable e-reader, so intuitive to students, is the ideal device for the mobile generation. Educators who want to engage students more deeply in reading and writing are using e-readers to help enhance and personalize education for diverse student learners. Student engagement in reading and writing is the overarching objective of these projects. Students carry e-readers everywhere, read the "isolated-page" texts anywhere, highlight and comment on those texts, save the information, paste it into Word documents, and then refine it for use in their papers. Research Results: CLU found that the key to using e-readers is to meet course objectives by first identifying and then teaching students to apply the e-reader functions that best unleash the teaching and learning potential of the e-reading device. In humanities pilot courses and in an Oxford study-abroad course, students were trained to use e-reader functions interactively, creating new learning environments that are as portable as the e-reader devices themselves. Dominican University concluded that by using a social media model, delivered through the iPad and a dedicated web portal, they might draw students into deeper reading and more significant engagement with seminal humanities texts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines the effects of a major metropolitan newspaper's withdrawal from a city and whether an e-reader pre-loaded with a digital subscription to the newspaper would act as a replacement. In-depth interviews with 20 former readers of the newspaper found the device, the Kindle DX, to be generally liked for its readability but a poor substitute for the published version of the newspaper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Multimedia EBooks present a tremendous growth opportunity for publishers. Yet, industry executives might be cautious after witnessing the astounding collapse of the record business during its digital transition over the last 10 years. This article looks at what went wrong for Big Music, what lessons book publishers can learn from the recording industry's mistakes and also some visions of the future. And why digitally, for books-at least-it can't get here fast enough. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is the only English language summary report on the major and rapid developments that have taken place in China's book publishing industry during 2010. The key companies and individuals who have been the change agents are presented in context of the developments in traditional and digital book publishing. The transition to capital investment and shares sold in the major Chinese stock markets is described including specific examples of this completely new business practice. The further dramatic growth of the mobile phone market with related information delivery for publishers is presented with financial data for the past, present and future trends for the installed base. The new roles of the General Administration for Press and Publications (GAPP) is described in relation to the reorganization of smaller publishing companies into groups with outside capital investments. Also, the role of GAPP in relation to the new requirements of copyright for digital and electronic publishing is covered. Very interesting is the emergence of three major players in e-commerce selling both consumer products and books as a form of online department stores. Finally, the emergence of Chinese language publishing as a regional language including the mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan is a welcome new development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

New technologies create great opportunities as well as new challenges when libraries build their virtual collections. As e-book readers and other portable devices grow in popularity, collections can no longer be evaluated purely on the basis of content; their adaptability and ease of use on various platforms has to be taken to account. Collaboration between libraries, users and usability professionals is paramount in building virtual collections of the future. Only users can tell how these platforms are going to be used, as mobile tools for study or as entertainment devices. It is important to learn how usable the e-collections really are and what essential materials are currently incompatible with these devices. Digital rights management and technical compatibility issues should become standard considerations in all acquisition of electronic materials. This paper will present a study conducted in the Helsinki University of Technology Library, currently part of the Aalto University, from autumn of 2009 until summer of 2010. In collaboration with the Strategic Usability Research Group, various e-book readers were tested by both professionals and students. In the study, e-book readers were given to students for one study period with all the course material provided in electronic format. Feedback from the students was collected through discussions, study diaries and questionnaires. In the library, the e-book readers were tested in order to see what demands and restrictions they pose on e-materials and how well the current e-collections of the library are usable on these devices. Results suggest incompatibilities with many licensed e-materials, whereas most open access materials can be easily downloaded and used. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Penn State University Libraries partnered with Sony Electronics, Inc., to test the Sony Reader in the academic environment. Since 2008, they have tested the Reader extensively in teaching, lending, and disability services. This article discusses the preliminary research project. Although not scientific in nature, the article presents findings from surveys of 239 participants in the classroom setting, 15 library users who borrowed Sony Readers, and a single participant and the director of the disability services portion of the project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article reports on a pilot study which aimed to consider the e-book reading experiences of young children and their families, with currently available portable e-reader devices: Amazon Kindle, Nintendo DS-lite and Apple iPod Touch. Three families, each with two children in the 7-12 year age range, experienced an e-reader for a two-week period. They recorded their experiences in a diary and were interviewed at the beginning and end of the study. Key findings include the fact that, of the six children involved, four rate themselves as 'enthusiastic' readers, one 'average' and one 'reluctant'; whilst all six of the parents enjoy reading. At the end of the study, all of the participants chose the Kindle as their preferred device and found it the easiest to use. In addition, there were indications that the one reluctant young reader (a boy aged eight years) was inspired to read by the Kindle. His parents were pleased with this enthusiasm, noting that he was reading rather than watching television, excited by downloading and choosing books and it was the only time they had known him to ask to read voluntarily. When asked whether they prefer printed or electronic books, all of the adults chose printed books, whilst the children were more ambivalent, with half preferring electronic books. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper the authors discuss their interdisciplinary pilot project entitled ‘Teaching for the 21st Century: A Pilot Project on E-Reading with SD62’ that engaged in the development and implementation of a customized and purposespecific online library for two selected high school classrooms at a time when such systems did not exist for this purpose. This project combined (1) information literacy issues, (2) pedagogy and e-pedagogy, and (3) computational modeling activities founded on a productive confluence of these perspectives all situated at the intersection of pertinent theories and practices pertaining to each. The result of the research project was a functional online library environment that worked in the classrooms to support born-digital students’ engagement with e-readers and findings of the way in which these both worked in the context of multiliteracies classrooms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After reference books and scientific journals, electronic books represent the next level of evolution in the digital revolution. Its presence in libraries and their level of knowledge on the part of users is still low. But the development of specific collections by the editors, the development of online distribution systems increasingly refining and improvements in portable reading devices (e-book readers) are causing a change in this situation, so being checked with a turnaround on the production and consumption of such documents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Forecasts indicate a growing demand for digital content around the world. Converting to digital content can open up countless new revenue possibilities. Adding alternate channels may be worth consideration, but what are the options and what does it take to utilize them effectively? This article explores the opportunities that potentially exist for publishers with content that may be digitized and distributed to global markets. A brief review of the current marketplace is also incorporated, including current players and trends. Finally, an analysis of some of the potential issues, challenges and pitfalls is presented in context of delving into a new international digital content distribution strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]