[Asis-l] (New Book) Designing for Digital Reading

[David Schlangen]

I am pleased to announce the latest title in Morgan & Claypool's series on
Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services:



Designing for Digital Reading
Jennifer Pearson, Swansea University, UK
George Buchanan, City University, London, UK
Harold Thimbleby, Swansea University, UK
October 2013, 135 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.2200/S00539ED1V01Y201310ICR029         

 

Reading is a complex human activity that has evolved, and co-evolved, with
technology over thousands of years. Mass printing in the fifteenth century
firmly established what we know as the modern book, with its physical format
of covers and paper pages, and now-standard features such as page numbers,
footnotes, and diagrams. Today, electronic documents are enabling paperless
reading supported by eReading technologies such as Kindles and Nooks, yet a
high proportion of users still opt to print on paper before reading. This
persistent habit of "printing to read" is one sign of the shortcomings of
digital documents -- although the popularity of eReaders is one sign of the
shortcomings of paper. How do we get the best of both worlds?
<http://dx.doi.org/10.2200/S00539ED1V01Y201310ICR029> Read More

 

 

This title is available online and can be freely downloaded by students,
staff, and faculty of institutions that that have licensed the
<http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/synthesis.jsp> Synthesis Digital Library
of Engineering and Computer Science. The text may also be downloaded after a
one-time fee of $20.00 by individuals and members of institutions without
access to Synthesis. To find out whether or not your institution is
licensed, visit  <http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/licensed>
http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/licensed or follow the links above and
attempt to download the PDF. 

 

Print copies of this book can also be purchased directly from Amazon.com and
other booksellers worldwide.

 

You can purchase an individual subscription to Synthesis for just $99.00 per
year. This subscription will provide you with unrestricted access to all
Synthesis titles. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing an
individual subscription.

Please write to request review or desk copies today! 

Thank you and best regards,
David Schlangen

 

 

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