86,03% of all respondents prefer to download e-books and read them offline.40,62% of respondents (mostly students) prefer to borrow or download e-books in the library.Į-Book reading habits and e-book features.A considerable number of respondents (41,56%), mostly students, library staff and academics, buy e-books via commercial services.Digital libraries are the most common means of accessing e-books (54,59%).Here is a short presentation of the findings which will be used as a guide for further project activities and a detailed analysis of the survey results. They were followed by the library staff and academics. Most of the respondents were aged from 20 to 29, so it is not surprising that the majority of respondents represent the student population.

The data received from 1718 respondents, who answered to at least 80% of questions, were analysed. Online questionnaires in ten different languages were disseminated by the EODOPEN partner organisations and their social media channels. Besides identifying user’s experience of reading e-books, the objective of the first surveys was to get an overview of advantages and disadvantages of e-book features, usage of different mobile devices and e-book file types.īoth surveys were conducted from April to 30 June 2020. The aim of the first survey was to get information about the user experience (e-book reading) of e-book readers, while the second one was done to reach and understand the needs of blind and visually impaired e-book users. The National and University Library of Slovenia conducted two surveys among the users of all fifteen EODOPEN project partners. Last year the EODOPEN working group „Delivery formats of digitised material for special needs“ (WG 4) led by the National and University Library of Slovenia (NUK) prepared a survey that aims to capture a broader insight into the reading experience of users and to get information about positive or negative characteristics of devices and formats that support e-books. Users' experience of reading e-books – survey findings

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