What readers want: A study of E-fiction usability

D-Lib Magazine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Malama, Chrysanthi ^a   Landoni, Monica ^b   Wilson, Ruth ^c  

^a Library of the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art   (Macedonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c Scotproof ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 21244496688     PISSN: 10829873     EISSN: 10829873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1045/may2005-wilson     Document Type: Article

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