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A Study on Relationship between Printed Book and E-Book Formats Based on Niche Theory

  • Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science
  • 2017, 28(4), pp.481-500
  • DOI : 10.14699/kbiblia.2017.28.4.481
  • Publisher : Journal Of The Korean Biblia Society For Library And Information Science
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science

양수완 1

1중앙대학교 문헌정보학과

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to analyze relationship between printed book and e-book formats based on niche theory. Readers with experience reading printed book and e-book were recruited as the research participants. In this study, competition between printed book and e-book formats was measured at gratification niche. five gratifications were derived from an analysis of precedence about printed book and e-book; information acquisition, social interaction & decision making, emotion & habit, portability & storage capacity, and accessibility. The results show that e-book formats have competitive superiority of portability & storage capacity and accessibility. This study suggests that it is possible to replace printed book and e-book formats.

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