3. “we want to do the i-pod of reading”
Where do new reading opportunities lie?
Who is the user and what do they need?
What is the readers user experience?
What customer facing proposition?
When does reading comfort matter?
When can digital play to its strengths?
What technical specification is required?
What kind of service component is required?
4. find out what will drive adoption
Ranges of Attitude Toward Technology
Types of Content Being Read
Types of Reading Behaviour
Types of Reading Locations Age range
Reading Impairments
Type of Transportation “Tools”
Types of Motivation for Reading
Range of Home Set Up / Situation
Ease of Access to Reading Material
Range of Digital Reading Experience
5. looking in interesting places
Tim Crystal D&Y John Tom Lance Tony Cecillia Patrick Greig Ian Stephe Bill
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A do pt i on Dr i v e r Va ri a bl e
Perishable and higher cost, i.e., novels
Types of Content Being Read • • • • • • • • • • • 11
Perishable and lower cost, i.e., draft docs
and magazines
• • • • • • • 7
Long life, and higher cost, i.e., reference
and text books
• • • • • • • • • • • • • 13
Long life and lower cost, i.e., periodicals
• • • • • • • • • • 10
For pleasure
Motivation for Reading • • • • • • • • • • • • 12
To distract
• • 2
Because it is required
• • • • • 5
To Educate / Inform
• • • • • • • 7
Ongoing /Almost continuous
Types of Reading Behaviour • • • • • • • 7
Intermittent
•Sel f • 2
Planned
• kid • • • kid
4
Ad hoc
• •Sel f • 3
Transportation locations, i.e like planes,
Types of Reading Location s
stations and trains, etc
• • • • • • • • • 9
Personal and private locations i.e., like
homes
• • • • • • • • • • • • • 13
Public locations i.e., like airports, hospitals
café’s, parks and libraries
• • • • 4
Work spaces i.e., like offices and study
areas
• • • • • • • • 8
Advocate
Ranges of Attitude Toward • • • • 4
Technolog y
Pragmatists
• • • • • 5
Resistant
• • • • 4
6. Business Innovation & Skills
the provision of commercialisation services to emerging tech sector
9. Tim Darragh & Yvonne Crystal
Life Sketch Life Sketch Life Sketch
Mid forties. Two young children. Long term Mid to late thirties. Long term relationship No kids (yet). Ex pats Late 20’s. Single. Shared small apartment
relationship. Large detached house in from Ireland. Apartment in a “happening” part of San Francisco, in a less desirable part of San Francisco.
desirable San Francisco location. Financially and a “weekend” house in desirable, off-beat location 100 miles Less well off financially.
comfortable. north of the city. Financially comfortable.
Activity Sketch
Activity Sketch Activity Sketch Personal assistant / Child carer. Politically
Senior technical writer at a software company. Executive of hearing diagnostic company (Darragh), and, sales active. Currently studying business studies
Aspiring Novelist. Home maker. executive for furniture company (Yvonne). He also has a graphic (not an MBA type thing though). Extensive
design business (run from home). Work hard, play hard lifestyle. public transport user. Cafe culture. Bit
Reading Sketch counter culture.
Has one novel on the go most of the time. Reading Sketch
Magazines, periodicals, and newspapers. Reads Diverse reading habits - comics, novels, music, documentation. Reading Sketch
daily with the kids. Not reading as much as he Most reading takes place at the weekend house. Like to read to An avid reader. Studying and revision. Lots
used to (no time). Lots of digital reading at each other. of reading in "captured
work. minutes" (babysitting and travelling).
Technology sketch Reading with kids.
Technology sketch Laptop user and powerful desk top users. Not very techy or into
Lots of downloading and on line purchases. gadgets, but are I-pod users and download music frequently. Technology sketch
Extensive use of technology gadgets; I-pods, Plenty of on-line purchasing. Lap top and I-pod user. Fewer gadgets, but
smart phones, laptops, digital video, wireless downloads music and purchases on line.
printer, HD TV in the home.
10. John Tom Lance
Life Sketch Life Sketch
Later forties. No children. Lived with partner Later thirties. Long term relationship. Small house in Life Sketch
for 5 years +. Large house in suburban San less desirable suburban part of San Francisco. Less Mid fifties. No kids. Lives with a long term
Francisco. comfortable financially. Considers himself to be a partner. Very desirable large house in upmarket
"cheapskate", but spends money on books. Home San Francisco. Very comfortable financially
Activity Sketch maker.
Product manager at software company. Uses Activity Sketch
public transport extensively. He uses the Activity Sketch Senior executive at a number of companies. His
public library as his min provider of books. Technology writer (and partner David works in emphasis is now on getting a good work life
publishing). Uses public transport extensively. Has a balance. Commutes via train daily and uses this
Reading Sketch hand mobility impairment/ disability. Spends lots of time to work – considers it part of his working
Reads a newspaper daily and visits news Web time on planes for work. day. Socially and culturally active.
sites daily. Reads a book a week (pretty much
all non-fiction). Reading Sketch Reading Sketch
An avid reader. reading is how he spends his leisure Has a novel on the go most of the time. Reads a
Technology sketch time. Buys a book once a week. Both novels and lot for work – documents as well as literature.
Knows computers and technology. Chooses technical books going at the same time. Subscribes to Likes magazines and periodicals
not to own a mobile phone because he many newspapers and magazines. Reads a lot on-line
doesn’t feel that he needs it. Used to use and on-screen at work Technology sketch
Amazon a lot, but not anymore. Little Uses internet extensively for everything.
technology in the home. Few gadgets.
Technology sketch Downloads music, on-line games, etc.
Buys from Amazon from work. No computer at home. I- Purchases through various sites on line
pod used as home stereo. Chooses not to have a cell (Amazon, boutique store purchases, etc.).
phone – doesn’t need it.
11. Tony (& Kim) Cecilia Patrick Greg
Life Sketch Life Sketch
Early forties. Long term partners. Life Sketch Life Sketch Mid forties. Lives alone. Single.
Recently had first child. Compact Late twenties. Single. Lives lone in nice Later forties. Lived with partner for five Comfortable apartment in central
apartment in a desirable location in apartment in nice part of Manhattan. Long years +. No kids. Extensive apartment in Manhattan. Financially getting by.
Manhattan. Financially getting by. distance relationship (he is in Amsterdam). desirable part of Manhattan. Financially
Financially getting by. comfortable. Activity Sketch
Activity Sketch Actor. Reads extensively. Travels
He is a successful photographer - she is Activity Sketch Activity Sketch long distance extensively (twice a
a dance teacher (theory and practice). Legal Reference Librarian. Commutes on Director for a legal consultancy. Commutes year) for leisure. Uses public
Commute via train to work. Home subway. Visits parents house where she has by subway. Regularly runs full marathons. transport extensively. Highly social.
makers. her personal library. Works long hours to Flying constantly to offices in the United
save up vacation time. States. Reading Sketch
Reading Sketch Has a novel or two on the go most of
Both have a book on the go most of the Reading Sketch Reading Sketch the time. Reads newspapers,
time. Read on the commute. Tend not to Reads lots of second hand books. Used to lots A passionate reader – about a book a week, journals and magazines daily. Reads
read from screen very much. Read of on-screen reading and extensive use of plus others. Plus many newspapers, script and business documents at
everyday to their child. content management and search tools. periodicals and magazines. home.
Researches before going on travel trips (at
Technology sketch least twice a year). Technology sketch Technology sketch
Order from Amazon. Computer savvy. Computer Savvy. Purchases and downloads Lap top owner. I-pod user. PDA user.
Simple home desk top – no wireless. I- Technology sketch on line. Uses a laptop but not for work – Not many technology gadgets in
pod users, but tend not to purchase Has home laptop. Standard mobile phone games only. Few technology gadgets in everyday life.
music on-line preferring to own the CD and no PDA. Digital camera, and I-pod, but everyday life.
and then rip it.
not many technology gadgets in everyday
life.
12. Ian Stephen Bill
Life Sketch Life Sketch Life Sketch
Early thirties. Single. Lives in shared Mid to late thirties. Lives alone. Single. Late 50’s to 60’s. Lives alone. Single.
accommodation with two others. “Cool” split Modern and large apartment in highly Very large, upmarket apartment in
level apartment in Brooklyn, NY. desirable part of Manhattan. Financially desirable part of Manhattan.
comfortable
Activity Sketch Activity Sketch
Works for a publishing company in electronic Activity Sketch Freelance journalist, author and
and audio books. Part time DJ. Also a writer, Senior executive at global media company. commentator. Also a business strategist.
commentator, journalist in music industry. Part timer photographer. Very social. Travels Travels extensively. Highly politically
English graduate. Part of a reading and writing globally for business frequently. Commutes active.
group. on sub way.
Reading Sketch
Reading Sketch Reading Sketch “On and off” novel reading. Lots of blogs,
Novel on the go pretty much all the time. Reads An “off and on” novel reader. Extensive lots of e-mails. News on line. A lot of
extensively on laptop at home (but lap top reader of on-line, screen based information. research and draft printing and reading.
doesn’t go out with him). News, information, Lots of laptop and PDA reading. Reads lots of
Blogs, etc. Reads magazines and books when business press and novels when he can. Technology sketch
commuting on the subway. Enjoys zines and Likes technology to be productivity and
graphic art. Technology sketch quality – two LCD screens. Not so techy
Lots of the very latest devices and mobile (has two I-pods and hasn’t used them).
Technology sketch services. Lots of on-line activity – both Resistant to get mobile phone. Loves
Very technology competent – across a broad mobile and fixed.
books - but hates paper.
range of media and devices. Extensive use of
internet for download and or purchasing.
18. winning proposition
The target user
- Time poor and interrupted readers
- They find it hard to make time to do it and get it properly organised
- Find it hard to get “good” books and keep them close at hand at all times.
- They are probably reluctant buyers, independently minded and poorly
informed.
Key features
- Improved access to personal “stockpile” of reading matter always at arms
reach.
- Improved service – selection previewing, reviewing, aggregating and open
source.
- Undemanding interaction and appearance.
The usage contexts
- Places where people are fitting their reading into and around their lives –
commuting, waiting, downtime or breaks.
- This includes, trains, station platforms, desks, armchairs, kitchens, beds.
- This means that the device needs to be highly portable and robust.