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• CourseSmart unveils etextbook portal app

  1563 readersFrom Campus Technology: CourseSmart has released a new app that allows users access to e-textbooks from mobile devices including the Kindle Fire, iPad, and Android devices. The app, which requires no downloading, provides students and staff with a catalog of more than 20,000 e-textbooks created by CourseSmart, as well as other digital education materials. Current users of

• CourseSmart unveils etextbook portal app

  1037 readersFrom Campus Technology: CourseSmart has released a new app that allows users access to e-textbooks from mobile devices including the Kindle Fire, iPad, and Android devices. The app, which requires no downloading, provides students and staff with a catalog of more than 20,000 e-textbooks created by CourseSmart, as well as other digital education materials. Current users of

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  Digital Textbooks Still Not As Popular As Print At University Of Rochester

  797 readersWhile the University of Rochester is embracing digital textbooks with a new digital book kiosk in its bookstore, eBooks aren’t as popular as print textbooks. Campus Times explains that cost, format and functionality are the reasons that students haven’t been embracing the new technology. Here is more: “UR Bookstore manager Maria Ferrante noted that, despite the widespread

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  75% Of College Students Prefer Print Textbooks

  2459 readersWhile college students may love their technology, they don’t want it in their textbooks. According to a new study the Book Industry Study Group (BISG), 75% of students prefer print textbooks over eBooks because they enjoy print’s look and feel. Thi...

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  Majority of U.S. Students Prefer Digital Textbooks

  685 readers Some 58% of U.S. students prefer digital textbooks to print because they’re easier to carry and they are believed to be cheaper than print textbooks, according to a new study from e-textbook publisher Bookboon.com. That said, many students don’t buy textbooks altogether, according to the study, because they are “too expensive” and many students are frustrated

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  Should Universities Force E-Textbooks on Students?

  992 readersBy Stephanie Brooks Last month, USA Today reported that a few colleges and universities in the U.S. now require students to purchase e-textbooks instead of traditional textbooks. The USA Today article noted that many of the students attending these colleges are opposed to being obligated to buy e-textbooks. Many of them prefer print textbooks, even

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  E-Textbook Use Down Among College Students

  1887 readers By Jeremy Greenfield, Editorial Director, Digital Book World, @JDGsaid Fewer college students bought and used e-textbooks in the 2011 academic year than in the year prior, according to a new report. While about 6% of the textbooks students bought for courses in the 2010 academic year were digital books, only 3% were digital in 2011, according to

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  Indiana University picks Courseload as its Digital Textbook Supplier

  2185 readersIndiana University announced this week that it has chosen a new digital textbook platform. As part of its eTexts initiative, it has signed a deal with Courseload, an Indianapolis based company, to support IU’s digital textbook initiatives. The university has also signed deals with textbook publishers for volume purchases of digital textbooks. Students on all IU

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  Uncle Sam Pushes E-Textbooks, But Students Push Back

  395 readers In 2009 California’s then-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger launched an initiative to replace printed textbooks with digital versions. He solicited feedback, and the man known as The Terminator got it in spades. Students flunked the format and wanted their paper books back.(See Students Give E-Textbooks a Failing Grade) Since then, similar thumbs-down reactions have come in from schools

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  Report says 57.8% of U.S. students prefer digital textbooks

  426 readersBack in mid-June, we posted a press release that introduced you to BookBoon.com, a London-based online publisher that offers free open-access textbooks for students. We heard from BookBoon again this morning; apparently the company recently asked roughly 10,000 students about their preferences between digital textbooks and printed textbooks. According to BookBoon, 2,164 respondents were students based