The Electronic Library: Volume 32 Issue 4

Exploring switch intention of users’ reading behaviour: An e-book reader case study

Hsiu-Sen Chiang, Chia-Chen Chen

This study aims to explore switch intention of users’ reading behaviour. Amazon’s 2007 introduction of the Kindle e-book reader launched a new way of reading. The popularity of…

Student response to e-books: study of attitude toward reading among elementary school children in Kuwait

Abdus Sattar Chaudhry

The paper aims to investigate the impact of e-books on attitude towards reading among elementary school students. The paper also reflects on issues related to readings and…

E-book reading among Spanish university students

Maria Pinto, Cristina Pouliot, José Antonio Cordón-García

This paper aims to show data about Spanish higher-education students’ usage, habits and perceptions regarding reading on new digital media to show the potential future of…

An evaluation of the functionality and accessibility of e-readers for individuals with print disabilities

Stephanie L. Maatta, Laurie J. Bonnici

This study aims to examine the usability of three popular electronic reading devices (e-readers) to determine which device provides the best functionality for individuals with…

Comparing electronic short books from the USA and the UK to South Africa: Can they be successful in the South African trade book sector?

Jana Moller

This paper aims to investigate the electronic short books phenomenon from the USA and the UK which has spilled over to South Africa. By looking at the benefits these short books…

Usage patterns and perception toward e-books: experiences from academic libraries in South Korea

Jae-Young Hwang, Jayhoon Kim, Boram Lee, Jeong Hwan Kim

This study aims to investigate and analyze the usage patterns of electronic book (e-book) users and their perceptions of e-books from various perspectives. Recently, e-book usage…

Technological and ethical antecedents of e-book piracy and price acceptance: Evidence from the Spanish case

Carmen Camarero, Carmen Antón, Javier Rodríguez

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the driving factors of e-books’ illegal downloading and price acceptance from a theoretical perspective that embraces ethical and…

E-Book publishing in Spain: The paradoxes of a dual model

José Antonio Cordón-García, Daniel Linder, Raquel Gómez-Díaz, Julio Alonso-Arévalo

The aims of the present paper is electronic publishing has transformed the business model of publishing houses in Spain in such a way that two models currently coexist. The…

Making Sense of Business Reference: A Guide for Librarians and Research Professionals

Alireza Isfandyari-Moghaddam

Exploring Education for Digital Librarians: Meaning, Modes and Models

Anne Goulding

The Librarian’s Nitty-Gritty Guide to Social Media

Frank Parry

The Accidental Law Librarian

Philip Calvert

Collaborative Research in the Digital Humanities

Robert B. Allen

Mergers and Alliances: The Wider View. Advances in Librarianship (Vol. 36)

Philip Calvert