Final Essay

Dear Reader:
  This essay is for the final.
  Here is a Boolean logic sting for the topic: "Does the expansion of ebook options impact how much people read?"
  (ebook or "reading device" or technology) AND reading.
  I used ProQuest for my deep web search.  I input my search string. In the boxes below the search windows I clicked the box for full text so that I could be able to evaluate my source more easily.  I clicked Last 12 months to increase the chances it would be timely.  In the source type I clicked conf. papers and proceedings, magazines, newspapers, scholarly journals, and trade journals.  In the document type I clicked article, with language being English.
  The source I chose was an article in a scholarly journal, and is cited here:
  McClanahan, Barbara, et al. "A Breakthrough for Josh: How use of an iPad Facilitated Reading Improvement." TechTrends 56.3 (2012): 20-8. ProQuest Research Library. Web. 1 Jan. 2013.
  For my open web search I used good old Google Advanced Search.
  I input the search string.  I limited it to a source published anytime in the past year, in English, only use .com top level domain, and only in the United States.  After the search was complete I looked for an article to cite.  This is the one I chose: 
  Alter, Alexandra. "Your E-book Is Reading You." The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal, 19 July 2012. Web. 31 Dec. 2012.
  I evaluated the sources.
  The first was from a scholarly journal.  Within it were the credentials the author.  There were sources cited throughout, and it was peer reviewed, which means I could use it as a primary source.  It was also timely, and addressed the primary question of my search, to a degree, in that it addressed technology's roll in teaching and enhancing reading.
  The second source was an article from the Wall Street Journal, a publication that is known for it's level of integrity.  The author is a staff writer for the WSJ and has many articles under her belt.  Her topic is well researched and very informative.  The article is authoritative, very evenly written in it's coverage, and it's purpose is to inform.
  The article entitled "Your E-book Is Reading You" is more relevant to me.  I am an avid reader and have a sizable collection in my abode.  I am thinking about purchasing an e-book or something of that nature.  Just now I make-do, shall we say, with just my home computer.  Be that as it may, this article had a lot to say about an aspect of e-books that I hadn't really thought of before: that the device allows others to see what you read, to an extent.
  As to the original question above, this article does address it, but indirectly.  This is probably the best one could hope for considering that the question was not asked of the author.  The author's primary focus is initially on the Nook, an e-book by Barnes & Noble.  She talks about the way the Nook can report the reader's level of interest by noting whether or not the reader has underlined certain passages, the speed the reader read, whether or not the reader read the book through and/or re-read passages.
  The author is careful to stick to the facts and does not judge the merits of any brand of e-book.  This is good for me because it allows me to become familiar with the various devices and some of their options.  Overall I would say this author had done her research carefully.  This is the sort of article that I look for when I do research for a writing project.
  It is good to know that e-books can keep track of our reading habits in that an informed author is better able to target his or her work to the audience.  This results in a more rewarding experience for both parties: the writer feels he or she is being appreciated, and the reader feels he or she is reading something that he or she really wants to read.