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eReaderSurvey · 03-09-2008, 05:29 PM

Thank you to all participants of this study, and to the blog editor (NatCh) for recommending us to the community.

Our analysis is a study of eReader heuristics in general. It attempts to ascertain possible improvements expressed by the public based on their use. We have had access to the SONY eReader PR505, and some limited access to a Kindle; our perspective has therefore been influenced primarily by these devices.

Based on the response to our survey, we have decided to investigate whether SONY (or other companies) would like to receive these results as a friendly assessment suggesting improvements for future eReaders.

We would like to improve our analysis of the eReaders. Some of you expressed concerns that our survey completely omitted 'key issues'. If you feel strongly on this issue, please reply to this topic and describe these key issues for us in detail. We are very interested in providing a valuable analysis of features and user preferences for eReaders.

03-09-2008, 05:29 PM	#14
eReaderSurvey Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Sony eReader	Response from UM Student Research Group Thank you to all participants of this study, and to the blog editor (NatCh) for recommending us to the community. Our analysis is a study of eReader heuristics in general. It attempts to ascertain possible improvements expressed by the public based on their use. We have had access to the SONY eReader PR505, and some limited access to a Kindle; our perspective has therefore been influenced primarily by these devices. Based on the response to our survey, we have decided to investigate whether SONY (or other companies) would like to receive these results as a friendly assessment suggesting improvements for future eReaders. We would like to improve our analysis of the eReaders. Some of you expressed concerns that our survey completely omitted 'key issues'. If you feel strongly on this issue, please reply to this topic and describe these key issues for us in detail. We are very interested in providing a valuable analysis of features and user preferences for eReaders.