550 final presentation

1. eBooks How do you solve a problem like eBooks? Shanna Caines 550 Dec. 10, 2009 scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

2. Some History The idea of ebooks have been around for a long time In 1895, Albert Robida, predicted the end of books Gramophone or “speaking tube” would become small enough to carry around Shanna Caines; 550; Dec. 10, 2009; scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

3. A speaker records a book that a distant listener may later acquire and “read” at home, at leisure Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

4. A pocket-sized “reading device,” portable anywhere. Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

5. The automated book kiosk for “downloading” content. Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

6. “Reading” on a train-which dramatically resembles today’s plugged-in youth. Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

7. More History In 1968, Alan Kay proposed the DynaBook The DynaBook was never produced, but it is the forerunner to the eReaders we have today Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

8. Dynabook Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

9. More History In the 1970s the Gutenberg Project made thousands of books available for free as digital documents The 1990s brought the SoftBook Reader and Rocket eBook Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

10. More History softbook Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

11. More History Rocket eBook Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

12. More History In 2000, Stephen King released his novella Riding the Bullet exclusively as an ebook Over 100,000 people downloaded it Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

13. But where are eBooks now? Despite early success, eBooks have not been as successful as was previously hoped Why not? Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

14. What is an eBook? There is no standard definition to what an ebook is Possible definitions: “a digital object designed to be read on a handheld reading device or to be listened to from a speech-generating tool” “all linear texts of some length that can be shown on a computer screen” “electronic versions of documents already in print form eReader Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

15. How do you use it? There is no standard technology for reading ebooks eReaders Computers iPods Mobile phones Various other mobile devices Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

16. Who owns it? Publishers are afraid of losing money on ebooks Publishers are so fiercely protective of their digital rights, there is little to no interoperability between ebook systems Digital Rights Management is still unclear regarding eBooks Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

17. Why don’t people like it? Difficult to read E-paper and e-ink has made things easier, but it does not compare to a printed book Cost prohibitive will become more popular as the technology becomes cheaper and prices go down Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

18. Why don’t libraries like it? Cheaper? On the surface, ebooks seem cheaper, but if patrons do not use them, what’s the point Difficult to implement The business model is geared towards individual sales, not libraries Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

19. Is there hope? ejournals are indispensible in academic libraries computer, technology, and how-to ebooks are popular in libraries Depending on how their implemented, some libraries have had great success with ebooks The industry is still evolving, the future may hold much better options then are currently available Shanna Caines, 550, Dec. 10, 2009, scaines@eden.rutgers.edu

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