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Kindle, newspapers, books, academia

Kindle, newspapers, books, academia. Ed Lazowska Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington July 2013. Think about …. The impact of Craig ’ s list Why are radio stations still alive?

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Kindle, newspapers, books, academia

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  1. Kindle, newspapers, books, academia Ed Lazowska Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington July 2013

  2. Think about … • The impact of Craig’s list • Why are radio stations still alive? • The impact of viewing editorial staff as your only controllable cost

  3. Kindle educational pilot project • A phenomenal personal pleasure reading device • How is academic reading different? • Annotate • Perhaps share annotations • Repeatedly set bookmarks and flip between them • Utilize pdf’s • Need to zoom, annotate, utilize bookmarks • Access ancillary information on the web • Pricing!

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