Keaun Williams states that textbooks are less costly to our educational system. Keaun Williams does not present much evidence to support that claim. Dr. Akua Adu can say that e-textbooks are the best way to teach and it is the best way for students to obtain the most recent updated information there is out there to our students. Dr. Akus Adu provided us with a couple of studies we can look up for information to support the claim that e-textbooks is the best way to spend the monies allocated by…
In the article, Hari talks about how for years the paper book is constantly being challenged. Hari mentions the novel "Super Sad True Story" by Gary Steynghart. The novel goes on to worry that a higher technology will cause paperback books to be forgotten. Like Hari, most people are guilty of that huge collection of books they own and at one point ponder the thought - Am I ever going to read these? Hari argues that people feel e-books are simply more convenient and take up zero space. He states that the sales for the paper book decreased by nine per cent in 2011. It was the result of consumers having higher interest toward e-books and other technologies.…
This section of the report will consider some social conditions which assisted the discovery and the growth of electronic book (e-book). This section will also support the recommendation section of the report by determining the benefits of using this innovation. -|…
A book seems so worthless compared to an e-book, but it has its own advantages. A book that is on a shelf would last longer than an e-book, for an e-reader’s battery will eventually run out, and the documents may get lost in the cyberspace. A paper book is not as fragile as an e-reader, if you drop an e-reader it may get more severely damaged than a paper book. A paper book’s cover attracts customers with visual appeal, and the feeling of the paper itself and flipping the page is something that only paper books have. The designs of paper books tend to make them look beautiful too. Paper books remain readable for many years, but e-books will keep develop as technology develops; so…
First of all, Internet reading, in particular, could be such a source of distractions for the student that they may cancel out most other potential benefits of a Web-linked, e-learning environment. In addition, even though lightweight e-books benefit students’ backs, the astounding costs to outfit every student with an e-reader and pay for regular software updates promise to make the e-textbook a very pricey option. From the author’s perspective, we shouldn’t jump at a new technology simply because it has advantages, only time and study will reveal its disadvantages and show the value of what we’ve left behind.…
Based on our findings it is recommended for colleges to make the move towards the offering of eBooks over textbooks as demand will support this decision. It is understood that there will be a decreasing demand for textbooks and this will benefit colleges’ need to stock a large inventory of textbooks. EBooks are able to offer users an interactive experience creating a new way to learn and are also changing the college student’s textbook experience entirely. Waiting in line at the bookstore or waiting for your online textbook order to arrive is becoming a thing of the past. Students now have a wealth of information at their fingertips and they are taking full advantage of this technology.…
At times people have a lot of time and they become slightly laxed. At other times people have little to no time and they get stressed. But now, time is everything and people are oftenly on a time crunch. Digital devices at least gives people some leeway when they’re in search for information. One benefit of the digital devices are their easy to navigate and quick search options. Information on the web is found almost instantly nearly every time. This is also without searching through pages and texts to get to one specific paragraph with the wanted information. Navigation in devices are also made simpler due to search engines only needing words and concepts typed into it. Navigation like this is found in traditional textbooks though found in the back of the book in alphabetical order and often times do not document certain information. Lastly, purchases for literature items are made quicker on digital formats than being bought as a physical copy. Purchases on a digital format are instantaneous and can be ordered in numerous of items at once. Physical items are much more different in terms of the time of purchase and the time the item is delivered. Purchases for physical objects must take time to be shipped over to the consumer’s location and has the chance of being faulty upon arrival which can make the time and money spent all in vain. All in all, time is precious and can be detriment in low amount, so time spent is up to the choice…
Using an eBook in the educational setting is no different than using a printed material. Electronic text can be books, documents, articles, reading lists, reference material, anything that is usually printed on paper. EBook files can be distributed to students through a variety of methods including internet and discs. Instructors could compile student reading material from a variety of sources such for student’s access on either handheld devices or computers. The use of handheld devices adds a level of mobility and access to reference that was heretofore impossible, which makes this format ideal for distance education students, or students who cannot otherwise use paper based materials. The eBooks and reader can act as a personal reference library for students, allowing constant access to resources. Currently numerous online libraries and bookstores distribute freely or sell eBooks which range from copyright free texts that include much of classic literature, science and philosophy to current best sellers, reference books, and instruction manuals. Instructors can add notes, advance organizers, comments and questions to the texts before converting them to eBook format. As the material is in electronic format, students can copy and paste information to use in reports, to take notes, or for analysis. Some readers allow annotations, enabling a student to take notes within the book, allow bookmarking of locations within the text and have interactive dictionaries for just-in-time learning. Instructors could distribute annotation files for texts that make adaptations for special needs students, such as highlighting and providing graphic organizers, or the annotation file could contain specific questions for students to answer and return.…
The E-Book becomes a popular tool recently, but it can’t instead of the real book now. The history of E-Book can traced back to 1990s in the U.S. Someone wanted to invent a book that can read more conveniently, but it still had a lot of problem until now. Some people believe that the E-book will change into more and more useful than real book, some people do not. Everyone hoped a new product can help us more additionally.…
A number of colleges are currently investigating the possibility of providing eBooks’ .As part of this process we would be very gratefully if you could take a few moments to complete this short questionnaire which will help us to assess whether eBooks would be valuable service to offer to students.…
Another frequently heard arguments in favour of e-books is based on thanks to e-books nature is protected, however electronic books without paper less interactive. It stated that forests are destroyed for paper. Therefore e-books are appearing like eco-friend. Nonetheless only old and broken trees are cut to produce paper. In addition, electronic books are lower interaction between reader and writer. As Stokes states e-books are make it difficult to easily mark them up via underlining, highlighting and marginal notes (n.d). In briefly, paper books should be preferred in terms of…
In the education field, E-books can be found in various type of media instrument like CD-Rom, the internet and in any portable reading materials. Variety types of element are implemented in e-books, for example fiction and non-fiction. A textbook is a source of information on a particular subject. An electronic textbook on the other hand is almost the same but it is more special as e-textbook is an e-book that has a content of educational material for teaching and learning process. E-textbooks are now officially known as educational source that have already published electronically to help in both teaching and learning methods. They are ready to be used within a computer environment,…
In the words of Northrop Frye books are the only piece of technology which has not become socially defunct–Yet! They have stood firm whilst DVDs, tapes and vinyl like empires, rose and fell. However the frog like e-book with its dull boring features and its fabulously annoying Wifi connectivity could be the bane of books.…
E-books open up all kinds of new opportunities, especially in the areas of education, entertainment, and business. Schools around the country take advantage of E-books and other online materials. In most cases, the price to access the electronic material is much lower than buying an actual hard copy of the book. I have personally seen this model used in my courses at Penn State. Many of my classes require reading assignments that are in an electronic format.…
Another advantage is that e-readers offer flexibility. Ever been somewhere with a book and you reach a midpoint and suddenly want something different? Maybe you've been reading a lot of romance and now you feel like you would prefer a mystery. This is also helpful with keeping your bedside table less cluttered. E-readers give a reader the means to be in the middle of several things at once, while keeping each available for when the reader wants it.…