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Table 6 Top eight advantages and disadvantages of digital academic reading tools on computers from the qualitative results in this study

From: Extending Technology Acceptance Model to higher-education students’ use of digital academic reading tools on computers

Frequency

Advantage

Frequency

Disadvantage

307

Easy to use

301

Eye-tiring

105

Easy access to resources

81

Distracting

83

Easy to sort and retrieve

37

Requiring professional skills

73

Easy to carry and use anytime

34

Hard to take digital notes

63

Rich resources

59

Difficult to filter useful information

56

Easy to take notes

25

Lacking the sense of satisfaction

29

Efficient

19

Difficult access to resources

19

Economical

19

Preventing in-depth thinking