The report presents 145 pages
of data and commentary on a broad range
of eBook issues, including: spending on eBooks in 2010 and anticipated spending for 2011; use levels
of various kinds of eBooks; market penetration by
various specific eBook publishers; extent
of use
of aggregators vs offering by specific publishers; purchasing
of individual titles; use
of various channels
of distribution such as traditional book jobbers and leading retail / internet based booksellers; use
of eBooks in course reserves and interlibrary loan; impact
of eBooks on print book spending; use
of eBooks in integrated search; price increases for eBooks; contract renewal rates for eBooks; use
of special eBook platforms for smartphones and
tablet computers; spending plans and current use
of eBook reader such as Nook, Reader and Kindle; the role played by library consortia in eBooks; Continue reading Primary Research Group releases Library Use
of eBooks 2011 Edition →
The study analyzed the differences in reading from
various kinds of media (e-book,
tablet PC, paper) in two sample groups, young and elderly adults.
As an example, since WeMo offers up connected smart home outlets, you could potentially use the Amazon Echo to turn on / off all
kinds of things, technically whatever is plugged into those outlets, all using just your voice to get the job done which should make having a smart home not only easier, but also more fun and convenient as you wouldn't even have to pull out your smartphone or
tablet for
various tasks.
Google also said that all education - focused
tablets running Chrome OS will come bundled with styluses that are meant to be energy - efficient and not require any
kind of pairing or charging, being designed to simply work out
of the box and possibly even be used interchangeably between
various Chromebook
tablets.