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Exploring Relationships Between the Consumption of Digital Books and Digital Divide

Exploring Relationships Between the Consumption of Digital Books and Digital Divide

Wilson Ozuem, Geoff Lancaster
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781522577300|ISBN10: 1522577300|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522587125|EISBN13: 9781522577317
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7730-0.ch013
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Ozuem, Wilson, and Geoff Lancaster. "Exploring Relationships Between the Consumption of Digital Books and Digital Divide." Scholarly Publishing and Research Methods Across Disciplines, edited by Viktor Wang, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 277-297. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7730-0.ch013

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Ozuem, W. & Lancaster, G. (2019). Exploring Relationships Between the Consumption of Digital Books and Digital Divide. In V. Wang (Ed.), Scholarly Publishing and Research Methods Across Disciplines (pp. 277-297). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7730-0.ch013

Chicago

Ozuem, Wilson, and Geoff Lancaster. "Exploring Relationships Between the Consumption of Digital Books and Digital Divide." In Scholarly Publishing and Research Methods Across Disciplines, edited by Viktor Wang, 277-297. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7730-0.ch013

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Abstract

Determining how notions of digital divide influence decision making for organizations is problematic, not least because the concept of digital divide itself is amorphous, evolving, and rooted in consumer and organizational awareness and their level of technological adoption. Although a considerable amount of research in information and communication technology (ICT) has been done to conceptualize how the emerging technologies reduce or complicate digital divide, no parallel research has been conducted on the impact of digital books on digital divide. Drawing on a social constructivist paradigmatic perspective, this chapter examines the dynamics of value propositions in digital books. The chapter concludes by calling for a greater and deeper understanding of digital divide, as well as further research on quantitative approaches.

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