Amazon Kindle DX

The goals of our pilot project are to expose our community to digital reading devices and to evaluate their compatibility for library loan in a high school setting.
Please use the comments section at the end to add additional observations about any of the question items and anything else you would like to add.
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  1. Which ereader/tablet are you evaluating?
    Kindle
    Kindle DX
    Cruz Reader
    Nook
    Sony Reader
    Apple iPad
    Entourage EdgE


  1. How would you rate the ereader in terms of its WEIGHT?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly Satisfied  Strongly Dissatisfied  


  1. How would you rate the ereader in terms of its PORTABILITY?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly Satisfied  Strongly Dissatisfied  


  1. How would you rate the ereader in terms of its SCREEN SIZE?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly Satisfied  Strongly Dissatisfied  


  1. How would you rate the ereader in terms of its TEXT SIZE?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly Satisfied  Strongly Dissatisfied  


  1. How would you rate the ereader in terms of its NAVIGATION?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly Satisfied  Strongly Dissatisfied  


  1. How would you rate the ereader in terms of its OVERALL DISPLAY?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly Satisfied  Strongly Dissatisfied  


  1. How would you rate the ereader in terms of its EASE OF USE?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly Satisfied  Strongly Dissatisfied  


  1. How would you rate the ereader in terms of SCREEN GLARE?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly Satisfied  Strongly dissatisfied  


  1. How would you rate the ereader in terms of BOOK MARKING?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly Satisfied  Strongly dissatisfied  


  1. How would you rate the ereader in terms of NOTE TAKING?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly Satisfied  Strongly dissatisfied  


  1. How would you rate the ereader in terms of HIGHLIGHTING?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly Satisfied  Strongly dissatisfied  


  1. How would you rate the ereader in terms of BUILT-IN dictionary?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly Satisfied  Strongly dissatisfied  


  1. How would you rate the ereader in terms of ZOOMING?

     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly Satisfied  Strongly dissatisfied  


  1. How would you rate the ereader in terms of TEXT-TO-SPEECH?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly Satisfied  Strongly dissatisfied  


  1. I was able to download books without having to connect to a computer.
    Yes.
    No.
    I did not try this feature.
    I couldn't figure out how to do it.


  1. I was able to connect with WiFi. You may select more than one answer.
    Yes.
    No.
    I did not try this feature.
    I couldn't figure out how to do it.
    This device did not have WiFi.


  1. I was able to connect with 3G. You may select more than one answer.
    Yes.
    No.
    I did not try this feature.
    I couldn't figure out how to do it.
    This device did not have 3G.


  1. I was able to adjust the text size.
    Yes.
    No.
    I did not try this feature.
    I couldn't figure out how to do it.


  1. I was able to read in low light conditions.
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree  


  1. I was able to read in bright light or sunlight.
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree  


  1. What is your overall impression of the ereader?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly Satisfied  Strongly dissatisfied  


  1. In what setting do you see this ereader being used? You may select more than one answer.
    For personal use.
    For library use -- staff
    For library use -- students


  1. Do you see any issues with our school library loaning ereading devices? If so please describe.


  1. If you were to purchase an ereader, how would you use it? Check all that apply.
    Purchasing books.
    Borrowing books from a library.
    Downloading free books from the public domain.
    Reading pdf documents.
    Reading Word documents
    Searching the Web
    Reading fiction
    Reading non-fiction
    Reading textbooks.
    Playing games.


  1. How does ereading compare to print reading?


  1. Would you purchase this ereader model? Why or why not?


  1. Please add any final thoughts, comments, observations etc. here





Mrs. Tanis
Head Librarian
St. Pius X Catholic High School
Atlanta, GA