A tool that can significantly augment our ability to learn and manage written information will prove invaluable for knowledge workers. Before reading appliances become successful, they need to be made more usable, more useful, and more valuable. Finally, the value for a reading appliance product needs to outweigh its costs and deficiencies. It is likely that the first truly successful reading appliance will be targeted at analytic readers, such as analysts, lawyers, or corporate decision-makers, whose time is extremely valuable. Kent State University Permission is granted for non-profit educational uses.
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