Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Retrospective Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 1-1-2002 E-books: a survey of industry professionals and college readers Patrick J. Kirk Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd Recommended Citation Kirk, Patrick J., "E-books: a survey of industry professionals and college readers" (2002). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 20126. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/20126 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Retrospective Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. E-books: A survey of industry professionals and college readers by Patrick J. Kirk A thesis submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF FINE ARTS Major: Graphic Design Program of Study Committee: Roger E. Baer, Major Professor Richard P. Manatt Debra J. Satterfield Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 2002 Copyright© Patrick J. Kirk, 2002. All rights reserved. ii Graduate College Iowa State University This is to certify that the master's thesis of Patrick J. Kirk has met the thesis requirements of Iowa State University Signatures have been redacted for privacy iii DEDICATION To my parents, Frank L. Kirk 1914-1977 Esther M. Kirk 1923-1975 who passed their love of books on to me. And also to Phyllis Ann Freiburger March 29, 1957 to January 3, 2002 Soul mate, love, and partner, Thank you for helping me write the most important chapters of my adult life.