2. “To balance our accounts of society, we simply have to turn our exclusive attention away from humans and look also at nonhumans … Students of technology are never faced with people on the one hand and things on the other, they are faced with programs of action, sections of which are endowed to parts of humans, while other sections are entrusted to parts of nonhumans.” – Bruno Latour
3. Context E-books evolved from books: “mediums for communicating information, where information is taken to include facts, teaching material, discursive writing and fiction” (Bennett & Landoni 2). They should be the “digital equivalent” of this medium. E-book designs should consider the values inherent in traditional books: Legibility Portability Autonomy
4. Context E-books should also improve upon traditional books and instill new values: Literacy Participation Inclusiveness Previously, reading was a one-way process between an active reader and a fixed text E-reading is truly interactive; the technology engages the individual in a variety of ways
5. The Kindle A true mono-task reading device Slim and lightweight Five-function control switch and traditional keyboard E-ink: black and white display only One month battery life Built in text-to-speech conversion program Basic web browsing
6. The Nook Smaller and lighter than the Kindle LCD color touchscreen embedded below e-ink screen (text still black and white) 10 day battery life Includes games and web browsing Ability to “rent” and “share” e-books for 18 days at a time Memory expansion slot
7. The iPad Multi-task device that offers e-reading capabilities Physically larger and bulkier than other e-readers Color touchscreen and interactive display (NO e-ink) 10 hour battery life Advanced web browsing, games, apps, etc.
