...Jan Stejskal; Petr Hajek; Viktor Prokop Purpose The study aims to analyse library user preferences in the willingness to read and pay for e-books, using a sample of both active readers (users of public library services) and non-users (the general population). Design/methodology/approach Two...

...Sisi Xing; Aidong Peng; Yihong Mao Purpose This paper aims to propose some suggestions for libraries and other digital reading service institutions to improve the utilization rate of e-books, based on the theoretical and empirical analysis of the perception behaviour characteristics of e-book...

... Licensed re-use rights only E-books Electronic resources User behaviour Humanities scholars Research process Electronic resources have grown rapidly due to digitization. Consequently, scholars can conveniently access resources on the internet. Moreover, many university libraries have...

...-usage of e-books and e-audiobooks have risen significantly and consistently. Juvenile and non-fiction e-books demonstrate higher post-checkout non-usage rates than adult and fiction e-books, respectively. The library spends up to US$10,700 per year on metered access e-books that are never opened...

... and whether high preferences for the electronic version in particular disciplines lead to tagging of high prices for e-books in those disciplines. This study evaluates association in prices of e-books and their print versions for scholarly books. It also explains trends in gaps of prices of electronic...

...Tien-Wen Sung; Ting-Ting Wu Purpose Learners were provided with personalized and adaptive articles in a dynamic real-time manner. This study aims to improve learners’ interest in learning English and motivate them through an appropriate e-book assistance mechanism, thus increasing their English...

... and design processes in the STM hybrid publishing field. Ana Catarina Silva can be contacted at: anavieirasilva@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only E-books Publishing Book design Digital workflows Technical...

...Amjid Khan; Rubina Bhatti; Asad Khan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare the usage patterns of e-books among the students of social, agricultural, and engineering sciences; demonstrate how e-books are used by students for various purposes; explore the main reasons for using e-books...

... and the preference by many for print over, particularly, e-books. There are some who think that the vision of a print-less library is over-egging the pudding a little and that the traditional library will last for much longer than expected. After all, we have been promised the paperless office for the best part...

...Carmen Camarero; Carmen Antón; Javier Rodríguez Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the driving factors of e-books’ illegal downloading and price acceptance from a theoretical perspective that embraces ethical and technological aspects. The diffusion of e-readers and tablets has led...

...Concepción Shimizu Wilson; John D’Ambra; Robyn Drummond Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore the extent to which e-books fit the needs of medical academics of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in the performance of their academic tasks. Design/methodology/approach...

...Candice Dahl Purpose – As patron-driven acquisition (PDA) becomes increasingly popular we must consider its impact on academic libraries and their communities of researchers. Of particular interest is how successfully e-book PDA programs serve humanities scholars, as traditional representations...

...Suresh Jindal; Ankur Pant Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine whether a sufficient number of e‐books is available in science streams from different publishers to satisfy the need of an academic library to develop an e‐book collection based on its collection development policy...

...Lih‐Juan ChanLin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore college students' use of electronic reading strategies in reading e‐books and the features provided by e‐book systems. Both academic reading and leisure reading are evaluated from students' responses. Design/methodology/approach...

...Bassil Ebiwolate Posigha Purpose This study aims to investigate the use and future of e‐books in academic institutions in Nigeria, to identify problems encountered in using e‐books and ascertain the future of e‐books in academic institutions in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The study...

...Rajendra Kumbhar Purpose This paper aims to review the literature dealing with e‐books to identify trends. Design/methodology/approach The review is based on the literature published during January to December 2010. For this purpose, literature on e‐books was searched and retrieved from LISA...

... Collaborative learning Affordances Acceptance E‐books Learning Learning methods In this paper, we discuss the implementation of an e‐reader device system that supports web based social interaction and collaboration. The system aims to engage students in collaborative learning through authentic...

... 1960s, when Alan Kay introduced concept of e‐book in 1968. Meanwhile, Van Dam developed the first working hypertext system. Further, Micheal Hart initiated project Gutenberg during 1971 that had been responsible for loading nearly 2,100 public domain editions, primarily light literature, e.g. Alice...

...Hanho Jeong Purpose This paper aims to assess the usability of electronic books (e‐books) and paper books (p‐books) with objective measures, including user comprehension, eye fatigue, and perception. Design/methodology/approach A total of 56 sixth‐year public school students participated...