Reading e-books on a near-to-eye display: Comparison between a small-sized multimedia display and a hard copy

Pölönen, Monika; Järvenpää, Toni; Häkkinen, Jukka

doi:10.1016/j.displa.2012.06.002

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“…The e-books also are facing some challenges. Pölönen et al [27] demonstrate that reading from a hard copy was more comfortable than reading from e-books. Woody et al [28] also find that students do not prefer ebooks for depth study.…”

Section: Mathematical Problems In Engineeringmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pricing Models of e-Books When Competing with p-Books

Li¹,

Liu

2013

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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With the rise in popularity of e-books, there is a growing need to reexamine the pricing strategy in the e-book supply chain. In this paper, we study two forms of pricing models widely used in the book industry: wholesale and agency pricing models. We first assume a stylized deterministic demand model in which the demand depends on the price, the degree of substitution, and the overall market potential. Subsequently, we employ the game theory to determine the price equilibriums and profit distribution under different pricing models. Finally, we explore the behavior of the publisher and the retailer under different preferences and degrees of substitution through a computational study. Our findings indicate that the e-book price will be lower under the agency pricing model than under the wholesale pricing model, which is counterintuitive. The publishers have higher incentives to adopt the agency pricing model than the wholesale pricing model. The agency pricing model benefits the whole system and can provide readers with books at lower prices. The degree of substitution between the two forms of books and the readers’ preference toward e-book will affect the books’ price and the profit distribution between the publisher and the retailers.

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Section: Mathematical Problems In Engineeringmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pricing Models of e-Books When Competing with p-Books

Li¹,

Liu

2013

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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“…Studies have reported some advantages of reading print materials: Having a sense of physical touch when reading print books (Evans, 2017; Loh & Sun, 2019; Mizrachi et al, 2018), focusing and remembering what you read better (Mangen et al, 2019; Mizrachi et al, 2018), facing no problems due to technological problems such as lack of power (Farinosi et al, 2016), encountering no risk of eye strain resulting from prolonged reading on the screen (Polonen et al, 2012) and the lack of distractions from digital tools (Smyth & Carlin, 2012). However, the dynamic nature of literacy today encompasses more than constructing meaning from printed texts.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effects of augmented reality storybooks on student's reading comprehension

Şimşek

Direkçi

2022

Brit J Educational Tech

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The aim of this study is to compare reading comprehension levels of two groups of students—an experimental and a control group—who read the same texts in course books using either augmented reality technique or traditional reading technique. Barrett's taxonomy, which proposes a classification of reading comprehension, consisting of literal comprehension, reorganization, inferential comprehension, evaluation and appreciation, was used to determine the reading comprehension levels of the students. The texts based on the augmented reality were produced with an augmented reality application developed by the authors using the Kotlin programming language. The participants of the study were 120 students aged 11–12 who attend a secondary school in Antalya (Turkey). In the pre‐test phase, both the experimental and control groups read the same texts from the course book and answered the comprehension questions. In the post‐test, the experimental group read the augmented reality texts using tablets while the control group read the texts in the traditional way. Then both groups answered comprehension questions. The results of the pre‐test revealed that there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of their total comprehension scores and their reading comprehension levels. The post‐test results indicated that the experimental group's overall comprehension scores were much higher than those of the control group. In terms of reading comprehension levels, no difference was found between the two groups in terms of literal comprehension levels. However, the experimental group is found to be much more successful in terms of the reorganization, inferential comprehension, evaluation and appreciation. These findings suggest that the augmented reality content may contribute to the students' reading comprehension performances. What is already known about this topic? There is limited research that augmented reality applications can support reading comprehension in general. Little is known about the effect of augmented reality applications on reading comprehension levels. In the researches examining the effect of augmented reality applications on the reading comprehension levels of students, the existing augmented reality applications were generally preferred. What this paper adds? This study aims to develop an augmented reality application that can be integrated into the textbooks used in schools. In this study, Barrett's taxonomy was used to reveal which levels of reading comprehension the augmented reality application could support. Augmented reality supported reading activity supports students' reorganization, inferential comprehension, evaluation and appreciation levels. Augmented reality supported reading activity does not make a difference in students' literal comprehension levels. Implications for practice and/or policy The developed augmented reality application can be used as a teaching tool in schools. The study provides an example of how augmented reality can be used in reading activity in schools. Th...

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“…Some of the products provide a fixed display position, such as top‐right (Google‐Glass), lower‐right (Recon Jet‐Glasses), and center (Atheer Lab‐Glasses) of eyes. However, several studies investigated the visual ergonomics and postures in using NEDs for various tasks, 1,2,7–11 in its general perspective. Some of the results suggested that the experience with NEDs has been pleasing and the symptoms were as low as the larger displays.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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A study of monocular near‐to‐eye display positions for a navigation task

2020

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Wearable computers with near‐eye‐displays (NEDs) are expected to be fundamental components of the future smart systems, for which several companies are concurrently working. NEDs are designed and commercially available with different display locations; at the top, middle, or bottom of one of the eyes. It is not known how the location of displays and the nature of tasks would influence the comfort of users. In this study, the effects of display positions and the number of turns on visual discomfort of wearing NEDs during navigation tasks were evaluated. The experiment considered four display positions and three number of turns for 2D maze navigation tasks. The eye movement data were recorded by using a Tobii eye tracker, and then blink rates, eye movement velocities, saccades rates, and subjective ratings were analyzed. The results have shown that the blink rates, saccades rate, and eye movement velocities were sensitive to the positions of the displays, where the top‐right was marginally more comfortable display position. However, subjective ratings did not show significant differences. It is concluded that monocular NEDs can be used for shorter duration navigation tasks, with a reasonably acceptable level of visual comfort.

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Reading e-books on a near-to-eye display: Comparison between a small-sized multimedia display and a hard copy

Cited by 15 publications

References 63 publications

Pricing Models of e-Books When Competing with p-Books

Pricing Models of e-Books When Competing with p-Books

The effects of augmented reality storybooks on student's reading comprehension

A study of monocular near‐to‐eye display positions for a navigation task

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