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In this paper, a comprehensive review of related studies concerning reading Chinese in eBook readers is presented. This review aims at finding out related factors influencing the reading performance on eBook readers, especially for Chinese readers. The result of this paper could be useful for designing appropriate eBook readers to Chinese customers.
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Ma, L., Rau, PL.P. (2011). Reading Chinese in e-Book Readers: A Review. In: Rau, P.L.P. (eds) Internationalization, Design and Global Development. IDGD 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6775. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21660-2_24
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