Kindle e-Reader Doesn't Measure Up On Campuses,Yet!

Here's an update to a previous post about a study into the usage of Kindle e-Readers on college campuses. It looks as though the e-Readers haven't caught up to the hype about school/education usage capability. 

Researchers at the University of Washington are about to present a report on a pilot project that had computer science students use a Kindle DX for their course reading.

College textbooks are a holy grail for the electronic book industry, but apparently they still have a ways to go, based on the UW study, conducted during the 2009-2010 school year.

"There is no e-reader that supports what we found these students doing," first author Alex Thayer, a UW doctoral student in design and engineering, said in a release. "It remains to be seen how to design one. It's a great space to get in to, there's a lot of opportunity." (Read more ...)

Univ. of Washington Initiates Study With Kindle DX!

A study of how University of Washington graduate students integrated an Amazon Kindle DX into their course reading provides the first long-term investigation of e-readers in higher education. While some of the study’s findings were expected — students want improved support for taking notes, checking references and viewing figures — the authors also found that allowing people to switch between reading styles, and providing the reader with physical cues, are two challenges that e-readers will need to address in cracking the college market.  read more ...

Loading PDFs Onto The Kindle Or Other e-Readers.

Here's an excellent resource for those who have, or are planning to purchase and e-reader. This post deals with loading PDFs onto your reader. Subscribe to the RSS feed to keep up to date.

Kindle E-Reader Now Available At Best Buy!

The Amazon Kindle is now available through the Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy. (Read more...)


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