1. E-Books Carol Deuling-Ravell

2. Need What problem gave rise to the innovation? – Traditional books can be cumbersome – take a lot of storage space – be difficult to travel with – versatility of the book

3. Research What research organization developed a solution to the need? – Ebooks have been driven by the booksellers Kindle, Nook, online services, Project Gutenberg, Feedbooks, Internet Archive What were their findings? – Slow adoption by consumers – Ebook readers tend to be perceived more favorably than reading ebooks on computers Reading on computer offers many distractions

4. Research (2) Who were the “lead thinkers” for this innovation? – The booksellers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders) How did they convince a manufacturer to produce it? – Each bookseller has produced their own ebook reader – This causes no standardization in the market, which may be part of the problem for mass adoption

5. Development What problems did the innovation encounter in the development process? – Current question is whether it is really a book – Standardization of platform – “lending” of ebooks is limited or nonexistent LendMe feature of the Nook (only 1 lending per book & only one copy can be accessed at a time) (Griffey, 2010)

6. Development (2) Who was the intended audience for the innovation? – Fiction reading audience – Market is driving development of other applications Textbooks Reference materials

7. Commercialization Describe the production, manufacturing, packaging, marketing & distribution of the innovation. – Computer ebooks are available through online services, some are free – Ebook readers have been marketed by booksellers like Amazon These books are proprietary and do not “share” their format with other readers Prices of dedicated ebook readers have been dropping

8. Consequences Digital Rights Management (Falk, 2001)

9. References Griffey, J. (2010). Electronic book readers. Library Technology Reports. April, 2010. 7-19. Falk, H. (2001). Technology corner. The Electronic Library, 19(5), 349-351. Korat, O. (2009). Reading electronic books as a support for vocabulary, story comprehension and word reading in kindergarten and first grade. Computers & Education, 55, 24-31. Pledger, P. (2010). Future of the book? Challenge of the digital world. Paper presented at the 12 th Biennial School Library Association of Queensland, the 39 th International Association of School Librarianship Annual Conference, Brisbane QLD, Australia.