...Chin-Feng Lai; Hua-Xu Zhong; Po-Sheng Chiu; Ying-Hung Pu Purpose This study aims to adopt cloud technology and develop a “cloud bookcase system” to make it possible to provide consistent mobile reading experiences to allow readers to use all kinds of mobile devices to read e-books. Design...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 E-books Mobile Library service Cloud service E-bookcase The emergence of electronic books, or e-books, has altered the approaches readers use to acquire knowledge, with this technology having consolidated a large number of multimedia...

... different. Surprisingly, the effect of design aesthetics was not significant in all of the groups. Male users were found to be more likely to read e‐books on their smartphones, as are people with higher personal incomes. Practical implications This study contributes to a theoretical understanding...

...John V. Richardson, Jr; Khalid Mahmood Purpose This article aims to present a comprehensive evaluation of user satisfaction and usability concerns related to five of the leading eBook readers including: the Amazon Kindle; the Apple iPad MB292LL/A; Barnes & Noble's Nook BNRV100; Borders' kobo...

...Malathi Letchumanan; Rohani Tarmizi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the intention of using e‐books as learning material among undergraduates from an engineering department by using the technology acceptance model (TAM) and gender as its external variable. Design/methodology...

...Martin Zimerman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show how e‐book readers are used in an academic library setting. Design/methodology/approach The approach takes the form of a literature review and e‐mail survey to academic library administrators. Findings Although the survey sample...