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attitude towards reading and having a will to read more. Some key findings are

mentioned:

1. Half the sample enjoyed reading either very much or quite a lot and rated

themselves as proficient readers.

2. The majority of pupils indicated reading every day or once/twice a week.

Pupils generally held positive attitudes towards reading- agreeing with statements that

reading is important and disagreeing with statements that reading is boring, hard, or for

girls rather than boys.

3. Pupils indicated reading a diverse range of materials outside class, which included

texts other than books. When asked specifically about fiction preferences, adventure,

comedy and horror/ghost stories were the most frequently chosen types.

4. When asked why they were reading, most pupils indicated that they read because it

is a skill for life, it helps them find out what they want/need to know and because it is fun.

Only a fifth of pupils read because they have to.

5. Pupils indicated that they would read more if they had more time, if they enjoyed it

more, if books were cheaper and if books were about subjects they were interested in.

Though the research data is between 2003 and 2005, people’s attitude of reading doesn’t

change much. Reading is considered an important activity and lifelong skill which benefit

people’s life by both adults and young people. Lacking of time and motivation is the

barrier for people reading more books. But things can be done to promote reading, since

people still have the will to read.

1.2 E-reading

The invention of e-ink (electronic ink) has the great potential to develop the way of

reading. According to Wikipedia, e-ink is a type of electronic paper manufactured by E

Ink Corporation, founded in 1997 based on research started at the MIT Media Lab. E-

Paper made of e-ink is the main material of e-reader which is not backlit. It resembles

printed paper under nature light and it does not glare when we read it under direct

sunlight. E-reader becomes the most popular application of e-ink technology. It is

usually designed as a book-sized portable device which can download and store a

library of books. The market is usually for people who would love carry a lot of books

around and perhaps read cheaper.

Kindle, the e-reader

Amazon’s Kindle, is promoted as a convenient, portable reading device with the ability to

wirelessly download books, blogs, magazines and newspapers. The Kindle products use E

Ink brand electronic paper displays, and are able to download content over Amazon

Whispernet using the Sprint EVDO network. The Whispernet is accessible without any fee,

which allows the users free access to the internet. In 2009, Amazon launched the Kindle

Christina Clark and Amelia Foster, children’s and young people’s reading habits and preferences: The who,

what, why, where and when, National Literacy Trust, December 2005, p17

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