Price will probably be the greatest obstacle to overcome for eBook readers. Kindle’s price of $400 puts it out of the average online courseware user’s budget. And though Kindle’s rights protection technology is convenient in some ways, users also complain … Continue reading
In addition to the basic ones outlined here, there are some additional features that will separate the wildly popular eBook readers from the just popular or unpopular. These include text-to-speech, annotation tools, the ability to size up the font for … Continue reading
One essential eBook reader feature that goes especially well with online courseware users is a built-in wireless connection. For example, Kindle’s wi-fi access makes buying and reading books simple and convenient. EBook Readers with wireless technologies allow content to be … Continue reading
Ebook readers like the iLiad and the Sony Reader are ideal not only for online courseware students, but for everyone who likes to read. Of course, an ebook reader is just that–a reader–not an actual book. It is simply a … Continue reading
For most people, reading from paper has a certain flow and ease that is irreplaceable. Even those of us who use online courseware or work on a computer all day, and who generally read more print on a computer screen … Continue reading
Paper has a tangible and special quality about it that we won’t give up completely, as we absorb ourselves in ebooks and online courseware. Right? For many people working in an office or studying online courseware, staring at a computer … Continue reading