LEADER 04564nam 2200673 450 001 9910463586903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-931578-7 010 $a0-19-931577-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000582897 035 $a(OCoLC)900885775 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10993834 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001383936 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12562731 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001383936 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11325694 035 $a(PQKB)11734496 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1884055 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1884055 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10993834 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL672476 035 $a(OCoLC)898063156 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000582897 100 $a20141219h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2mrdaconent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWords onscreen $ethe fate of reading in a digital world /$fNaomi S. Baron 210 1$aOxford, England :$cOxford University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (304 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-19-931576-0 311 $a1-322-41194-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aNl;pr not long; please read: a preface -- "I hate books": words go digital -- Reading evolves -- Tl;dr: readers reshape writing -- The appeal of words onscreen -- The web ate my print option: one-off reading -- How social is reading? -- "It's not a book": the physical side of reading -- Your brain on hyper reading -- Faxing Tokyo: when cultures and markets meet -- The future of reading in a digital world -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Index. 330 $aPeople have been reading on computer screens for several decades now, predating popularization of personal computers and widespread use of the internet. But it was the rise of eReaders and tablets that caused digital reading to explode. In 2007, Amazon introduced its first Kindle. Three years later, Apple debuted the iPad. Meanwhile, as mobile phone technology improved and smartphones proliferated, the phone became another vital reading platform.In Words Onscreen, Naomi Baron, an expert on language and technology, explores how technology is reshaping our understanding of what it means to read. Digital reading is increasingly popular. Reading onscreen has many virtues, including convenience, potential cost-savings, and the opportunity to bring free access to books and other written materials to people around the world. Yet, Baron argues, the virtues of eReading are matched with drawbacks. Users are easily distracted by other temptations on their devices, multitasking is rampant, and screens coax us to skim rather than read in-depth. What is more, if the way we read is changing, so is the way we write. In response to changing reading habits, many authors and publishers are producing shorter works and ones that don't require reflection or close reading.In her tour through the new world of eReading, Baron weights the value of reading physical print versus online text, including the question of what long-standing benefits of reading might be lost if we go overwhelmingly digital. She also probes how the internet is shifting reading from being a solitary experience to a social one, and the reasons why eReading has taken off in some countries, especially the United States and United Kingdom, but not others, like France and Japan. Reaching past the hype on both sides of the discussion, Baron draws upon her own cross-cultural studies to offer a clear-eyed and balanced analysis of the ways technology is affecting the ways we read today--and what the future might bring. 606 $aReading$xTechnological innovations 606 $aEducational technology$xComputer-assisted instruction 606 $aTablet computers 606 $aComputer-assisted instruction 606 $aInterdisciplinary approach in education 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aReading$xTechnological innovations. 615 0$aEducational technology$xComputer-assisted instruction. 615 0$aTablet computers. 615 0$aComputer-assisted instruction. 615 0$aInterdisciplinary approach in education. 676 $a028/.90285 700 $aBaron$b Naomi S.$0165790 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463586903321 996 $aWords onscreen$91927388 997 $aUNINA