The document discusses factors that could contribute to creating an e-reader that could compete with the Kindle. It analyzes different aspects of the e-reading experience, including the ecosystem of available content and shopping experience, the device features, the reading software, and qualities of ebooks themselves. Some key points mentioned are the need for an abundance of content, easy DRM, high-quality displays, support for current web standards, and more flexible ebook formats. The discussion considers challenges around integrating different platforms and possibilities for future development.
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Merkki ja logo muodostavat yhdess辰 Aalto-
yliopiston .
Harri Heikkil辰
M.Soc.Sc., graphic designer
in eReading
in new publishing
Aalto University,
School of Art and Design
Researcher
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3. The Kindle Killer
Building blocks of
eReading UX
1. Ecosystem
2. Device
3. Reading software
4. Book itself
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4. The Kindle Killer
1. Ecosystem
WHAT IS NEEDED:
Abundance of content
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5. The Kindle Killer
1. Ecosystem
WHAT IS NEEDED:
Abundance of content
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6. The Kindle Killer
1. Ecosystem
WHAT IS NEEDED:
Abundance of content
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7. The Kindle Killer
1. Ecosystem
WHAT IS NEEDED:
Abundance of content
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8. The Kindle Killer
1. Ecosystem
WHAT IS NEEDED:
Abundance of content
Good shopping UX
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9. 1. Find all ebooks 2. Choose bestseller in ePUB-format 3. Buy (add to basket, sign in and pay)
The Kindle Killer
Harlequin
9 CLICS
Libreka
7 CLICS
AMAZON
6 CLICS
ELISA
10 CLICS
POTTER-
MORE
11 CLICS
X
SK OVER
18 CLICS
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1. Ecosystem
WHAT IS NEEDED:
Abundance of content
Good shopping UX
Easy, transparent DRM
How to create better UX for DRM
outside of the walled gardens?
Streaming, Social DRM, Light DRM
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2. Device
WHAT IS NEEDED:
Portability
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Portability?
Kindle Touch 2011
Kindle 3, 2010
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2. Device
WHAT IS NEEDED:
Portability
Better displays
Fast, non-glare screen
Good contrast, high resolution
Read in dark
Not good, but excellent usability
Durability
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Better displays?
BARNES & NOBLE | NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight
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3. Reading software
WHAT IS NEEDED:
Standards, please
Up-to-date support for CSS3/HTML5
High quality font support
Social reading implementation
Not good, but excellent usability)
(navigation, browsability
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3. Reading software
WHAT IS NEEDED:
Standards, please
Up-to-date support for CSS3/HTML5
High quality font support
Social reading implementation
Booken Odyssey
has easy togood, but excellent usability)
Not use
reading sofware, UI (navigation, browsability
based on menus,
23 languages, hyphenates even Finnish
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3. Reading software
WHAT IS NEEDED:
Standards, please
Up-to-date support for CSS3/HTML5
High quality font support
Social reading implementation
Booken Odyssey
has easy togood, but excellent usability)
Not use
reading sofware, UI (navigation, browsability
based on menus,
23 languages, hyphenates even Finnish
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4. Book
WHAT IS NEEDED:
Better standards for rich content
Better lay-out and typography
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28. The2.1 best practices check list
ePub
Kindle Killer
Form a form! God is in details!
Cover page has been proofed on e-readers
to ensure control of gray shades, no marginals (B&W)
Even eBook has a title page, copyright page and TOC page
Major headlines start from new page with generous white space
Subheads stand out clearly in body text
Spacing and indentions of paragraphs are thoughtfully designed, aim is to
provide coherent set of visual clues ands avoid clutter, feeling of mass of
unformulated text.
Some white space in margins is provided by design, not all eReaders
provide easy ability to adjust it
Consider using three centered dots or similar (black square, diamond) to
tell reader, that h/she has reached end of some entity
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Better lay-out?
CSS3s new Paged
Media spec
margin
border
padding
content
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30. The Kindle Killer
Better lay-out?
CSS3s new Paged
Media spec
margin
border
padding
content
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Deconstruction of UX
1. Ecosystem
2. Device
3. Reading software
4. Book itself
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33. The Kindle Killer
Deconstruction of UX
3. Reading software
1.4.Ecosystem
2. Deviceitself
Book
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Deconstruction of UX
1. Ecosystem Pour
2. Device
I have
content moi?
3. Reading software
丿仂?
4. Book itself So what?
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Deconstruction of UX
1. Ecosystem
2. Device
3. Reading software
4. Book itself
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36. The Kindle Killer
Deconstruction of UX
1. Ecosystem
2. Device
3. Reading software
4. Book itself
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eBook integration still a far hope
Platforms are drifting apart instead of integrating
Epub 2.1, Epub 3.0, fixed lay-out ePUB, Apple
additions, Amazon .azw and KF8-versions,
different DRM-schemes, BiB-services, print
replicas... and apps.
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Apps, books as programs
Heaven is the limit
Standards according platform
Concept of the book blurring
When book becomes a multimedia?
Policy of Random Penguin?
OMG, where is the page?
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Books are not created equal in
new digital world.
Novels Childrens books, travel guides Futuristic poem
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Books are not created equal in
new digital world.
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Books are not created equal in
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Books are not created equal in
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Books are not created equal in
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Books are not created equal in
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Books are not created equal in
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Books are not created equal in
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HTML5
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Books are not created equal in
new digital world.
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Apps
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replica HTML5
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New tech integration?
Social reading can be huge, but there is no integration
policy for features
Sharing (not only SoMe & eMail, but within the book)
Annotating (not only for myself, but for sharing and
receiving & filtering annotations of the others)
Recommending, book clubs
Creating content
Saving for clip book, combining clips
-> Textbooks as learning environments. Atlas.ti-like
tagging?
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