TY - JOUR
T1 - What readers want: a study of e-fiction usability
AU - Malama, M.
AU - Landoni, M.
AU - Wilson, R.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This article investigates readers' requirements regarding fiction electronic books, as compared to electronic textbooks. The EBONI Project, which defined a set of best practice guidelines for designing electronic textbooks, provided the methodology to support an exploration of the usability of fiction ebooks in a recent study. It was found that the general guidelines for the design of textbooks on the Internet can also be applied to the design of fiction ebooks. Additionally, in terms of the electronic production of fiction ebooks, the same study suggested that concentrating on the appearance of text, rather than the technology itself, can lead to better quality publications to rival the print versions of fiction books. This article discusses these results together with some from similar studies in order to draw a picture of what readers expect from fiction ebooks.
AB - This article investigates readers' requirements regarding fiction electronic books, as compared to electronic textbooks. The EBONI Project, which defined a set of best practice guidelines for designing electronic textbooks, provided the methodology to support an exploration of the usability of fiction ebooks in a recent study. It was found that the general guidelines for the design of textbooks on the Internet can also be applied to the design of fiction ebooks. Additionally, in terms of the electronic production of fiction ebooks, the same study suggested that concentrating on the appearance of text, rather than the technology itself, can lead to better quality publications to rival the print versions of fiction books. This article discusses these results together with some from similar studies in order to draw a picture of what readers expect from fiction ebooks.
KW - electronic books
KW - e books
KW - fiction
KW - usability
KW - information and communications technology
UR - http://dx.soi.org/10.1045/may2005-wilson
UR - http://www.dlib.org/dlib/may05/wilson/05wilson.html
U2 - 10.1045/may2005-wilson
DO - 10.1045/may2005-wilson
M3 - Article
VL - 11
JO - Physical Review Online Archive
JF - Physical Review Online Archive
SN - 1082-9873
IS - 5
ER -