The e-book, the e-reader and the future of reading Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Mass., is the first in the US to digitize its entire collection. This fall, it began moving its 20,000-volume library aside to make room for a “learning center,” complete with laptop study stations and a fleet of new e-readers with access to millions of digitized books.
2010 Will Bring Some Exciting New Technology to EReaders An ereader is primarily for reading books - so if you are a serious reader you will want a non-backlit display that you can read for long periods of time without eyestrain. You also don't want a device that keeps distracting you from your reading. Multipurpose devices are great, but in many cases they don't perform as well at particular tasks as do devices designed for dedicated purposes.
eReaders in Education
The e-book, the e-reader and the future of reading
Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Mass., is the first in the US to digitize its entire collection. This fall, it began moving its 20,000-volume library aside to make room for a “learning center,” complete with laptop study stations and a fleet of new e-readers with access to millions of digitized books.
2010 Will Bring Some Exciting New Technology to EReaders
An ereader is primarily for reading books - so if you are a serious reader you will want a non-backlit display that you can read for long periods of time without eyestrain. You also don't want a device that keeps distracting you from your reading. Multipurpose devices are great, but in many cases they don't perform as well at particular tasks as do devices designed for dedicated purposes.
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