Author/Authors :
DELEN, Erhan Giresun Üniversitesi - Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi Bölümü, Turkey , ÇETİN, Şevket Ceyhun Texas Tech Üniversitesi, USA , KURUÇAY, Murat Texas Tech Üniversitesi, USA , ÖREN, Mehmet Texas A M Üniversitesi, USA
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to investigate eBook reader (ER) users’ perceptions on eBook readers’ features and explore how users’ opinions differ based on their personal characteristics. The sample of the study was 82 ER users who had at least a bachelor’s degree. In order to figure out the reasons of using ERs, participants were asked several questions about technical, mobility, and access features of ERs. The collected data was analyzed with t-test and ANOVA. As a result, it was found that mobility features of ERs are the most important reasons for users to prefer using an ER. When users’ personal characteristics were considered, it was found that, users who use an ER in daily basis or for an academic purpose, use ERs’ technical and access features more than other users. Results also show that users don t tend to use very specific features of ERs such as text to speech and printing.
