The E-Reader as Replacement for the Print Newspaper

This study examines the effects of a major metropolitan newspaper’s withdrawal from a city and whether an e-reader pre-loaded with a digital subscription to the newspaper would act as a replacement. In-depth interviews with 20 former readers of the newspaper found the device, the Kindle DX, to be ge...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Publishing research quarterly 2011-06, Vol.27 (2), p.126-134
Hauptverfasser:	Hollander, Barry A., Krugman, Dean M., Reichert, Tom, Adam Avant, J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Consumers Consumption E-books Electronic book readers Electronic publishing Exact sciences and technology Information and communication sciences Information science. Documentation Internet Library and information science. General aspects Library Science Methodology of the Social Sciences Portable computers Printing and Publishing Readability Reading Sciences and techniques of general use Smartphones Social Sciences Subscriptions Use and user studies. Information needs
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Zusammenfassung:	This study examines the effects of a major metropolitan newspaper’s withdrawal from a city and whether an e-reader pre-loaded with a digital subscription to the newspaper would act as a replacement. In-depth interviews with 20 former readers of the newspaper found the device, the Kindle DX, to be generally liked for its readability but a poor substitute for the published version of the newspaper.
ISSN:	1053-8801 1936-4792
DOI:	10.1007/s12109-011-9205-8