Film 240 assignment 2
- 2. Even with advanced technology growing all around us, digital print has lagged, and has seen many users become wary of the product.!
- 3. “Students provided with kindles, which can hold some 1,500 digital books, can simply download the copies they need without burdening a school’s media center.”! - Daniel Witz! Source: "Will the Kindle Change Education?" Scholastic Publishes Literacy Resources and Children's Books for Kids of All Ages, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
- 4. In many ways e- reading can be the “ne8lix of reading” considering “readers can pay 10 dollars a month for unlimited access to over a hundred Canadian and American monthlies” by using apps such as Next Issue. Source: Alba, Davey. "Publishers Are Lining Up Behind ‘Netflix for Books’ Services. But Why?” Wired.com. Conde Nast Digital, 13 Jan. 2015. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
- 5. So why has e-readings only taken 10-20% of the market?!
- 6. Studies show people get ‘iPad neck’, ‘computer vision syndrome’ and screen-related sleeplessness from reading on tablets. ! Source: Myrberg, Caroline, and Ninna Wiberg. "Insights." Screen vs. Paper: What Is the Difference for Reading and Learning? UKSG Insights, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
- 7. Studies also indicate that reading is associated with privacy, something the internet can’t provide. ! Source: Miller, Richard E. "On Digital Reading." Pedagogy. Duke University Press, 2016. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
- 8. Only 16 percent of people read word-by-word via e- readings. That behavior can bleed into reading patterns when trying to tackle even lengthier texts on-screen.! Source: Rosenwald, Michael. "Why Digital Natives Prefer Reading in Print. Yes, You Read That Right." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2015. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
- 9. So Why Are Hard Copy Books Preferable?!
- 10. Much of what students liked about reading print involved their minds. They said “it’s easier to focus,” “my spatial memory works best,” and “feel like the content sticks in my head more easily.”! Source: Rosenwald, Michael. "Why Digital Natives Prefer Reading in Print. Yes, You Read That Right.” Washington Post. The Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2015. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
- 11. Consumer reports indicates that modern screens and e-readers fail to adequately recreate certain tactile experiences of reading on paper that many people miss and, more importantly, prevent people from navigating long texts in an intuitive and satisfying way.! Source: Jabr, Ferris. "The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens." Scientific American, 09 Apr. 2013. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
- 12. Test Results! This 2012 study indicates that undergraduate students tended to perform better when reading questions through booklets and not tablets. ! Source: Myrberg, Caroline, and Ninna Wiberg. "Insights." Screen vs. Paper: What Is the Difference for Reading and Learning? UKSG Insights, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
- 13. Cognitive ! A Canadian neuro-marketing firm found that direct mail and other physical textures was easier to process mentally and tested better for brand recall. ! Source: Dooley, Roger. “Paper Beats Digital In Many Ways, According To Neuroscience” Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 16 Sept. 2015. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
- 14. Researchers say readers remember the location of information simply by page and text layout — that, say, the key piece of dialogue was on that page early in the book with that one long paragraph and a smudge on the corner.! Source: Rosenwald, Michael. "Why Digital Natives Prefer Reading in Print. Yes, You Read That Right.” Washington Post. The Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2015. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
- 15. To summarize textual books have been proven to be better for memorization, test results and for user experience. !
- 17. “Sales (in audio recordings) have jumped by double digits in recent years. Shifts in digital technology have broadened the pool of potential listeners to include anyone with a smartphone”.! Source: Alter, Alexandra. "Can You Hear Me Now? The New Explosion in Audio Books." WSJ. 01 Aug. 2013. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
- 18. The great thing about audio books is that a person can adjust the speed to read 2x as fast or slow. A Silicon Valley investor said of the invention “Audio books can also be mined of precious information with ruthless efficiency”. ! Source: Garber, Megan. “The Rise of Speed Reading” The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 24 June 2015. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
- 19. Amazon has seen the potential for this industry and plans on producing and introducing up to 100,000 different audio books to the market. The audio book industry is currently at $1.2 billion. ! Source: Alter, Alexandra. "Can You Hear Me Now? The New Explosion in Audio Books." WSJ. 01 Aug. 2013. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
- 20. To conclude, e-reading is not the preferable nor the effective way to read. Until the technology for e-books evolve, society should still promote other alternatives such as physical or audio books for comfort, practicality and productivity. !
- 21. Work Cited 1. Alang, Naveet.. "Why the Next Issue Magazine App Is Not the Future of Publishing." The Globe and Mail. Special to The Globe and Mail, 25 Oct. 2013. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. 2. Alba, Davey. "Publishers Are Lining Up Behind ‘Netflix for Books’ Services. But Why?” Wired.com. Conde Nast Digital, 13 Jan. 2015. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. 3. Alter, Alexandra. "Can You Hear Me Now? The New Explosion in Audio Books." WSJ. 01 Aug. 2013. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. 3.Garber, Megan. “The Rise of Speed Reading” The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 24 June 2015. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. 4. Dooley, Roger. “Paper Beats Digital In Many Ways, According To Neuroscience” Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 16 Sept. 2015. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. 5.Garber, Megan. “The Rise of Speed Reading” The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 24 June 2015. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. 6. Jabr, Ferris. "The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens." Scientific American, 09 Apr. 2013. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. 7. Miller, Richard E. "On Digital Reading." Pedagogy. Duke University Press, 2016. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. 8. Myrberg, Caroline, and Ninna Wiberg. "Insights." Screen vs. Paper: What Is the Difference for Reading and Learning? UKSG Insights, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. 9. Rosenwald, Michael. "Why Digital Natives Prefer Reading in Print. Yes, You Read That Right.” Washington Post. The Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2015. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. 10. Tanner, Julee. "Digital vs. Print: Reading Comprehension and the Future of the Book." SLIS Student Research Journal, Dec. 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. 11. "Will the Kindle Change Education?" Scholastic Publishes Literacy Resources and Children's Books for Kids of All Ages, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.