A recent survey found that there's been no marked increase in students' usage of digital textbooks over the past 3 years. So why aren't students using digital textbooks?
Well, it could be because they're so damn expensive.
But I've got more to say on the recent eBrary survey and the state of e-textbook functionality and pricing over on MindShift... Why Aren't Students Using Digital Textbooks?
by Audrey Watters on 07 Nov, 2011
A recent survey found that there's been no marked increase in students' usage of digital textbooks over the past 3 years. So why aren't students using digital textbooks?
Well, it could be because they're so damn expensive.
But I've got more to say on the recent eBrary survey and the state of e-textbook functionality and pricing over on MindShift... |
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Audrey Watters is a technology journalist, freelance writer, ed-tech advocate, recovering academic, rabble-rouser, and single mom.
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