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• Students Warming to E-Textbooks, New Report Says

  601 readers [Press Release] Student Response to Digital Textbooks Climbs, says New BISG Research More students are using the digital format… and are harder to satisfy The popularity of digital textbooks may have hit a tipping point in 2012 as preference by college students climbed significantly, according to new research from the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)’s ongoing study of

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  Students Still Not Taking to E-Textbooks, New Data Show

  136 readers Despite the benefits of lower costs, lighter backpacks, added features and convenience, students just aren’t taking to e-textbooks, a new study shows. About 6% of students are using a “core digital textbook” as their main course material, according to a new study from the Book Industry Study Group, which surveyed a nationally representative sample of four-year

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  75% Of College Students Prefer Print Textbooks

  2453 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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  BSIG survey says college students prefer paper textbooks

  2476 readersFrom the press release: Despite their fondness for social networking and cell phones, most college students say they prefer textbooks in printed rather than e-text form. Nearly 75% of students to recently respond to a major new research survey from the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) said they prefer printed texts, citing a fondness for

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  Majority of U.S. Students Prefer Digital Textbooks

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

  794 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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  Are College Students Buying Required Textbooks? 75% in US Say “No”

  1137 readersBy Publishing Perspectives This summer, E-textbook publisher Bookboon.com conducted a survey of college students in the United States, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark.  In total, nearly 10,000 students completed a questionnaire found in the Bookboon student newsletter and on Facebook, consisting of eleven questions regarding the use of textbooks.  And the results can’t be good

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  Librarians: a Dying Breed?

  2056 readers A university librarian organizes her reference shelf. By Jeremy Greenfield, Editorial Director, Digital Book World, @JDGsaid Will librarians go the way of the soda jerk, telephone operator and travel agent? While libraries are today a vibrant part of the book-industry ecosystem, the extinction of those who run them professionally may be approaching. According to a new study of

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

  420 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

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  Are eBooks Bad For Learning?

  999 readersWe have seen plenty of arguments as to why digital textbooks are good. They can be updated with the latest content; they can be cheaper to buy and students can even rent them; and they are a lot lighter to carry around than a backpack full of books. But some argue that digital textbooks aren’t given