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E-books or textbooks: Students prefer textbooks
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Computers & Education Volume 55, Number 3, ISSN 0360-1315 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

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Previous research has demonstrated that the experience of reading e-books is not equivalent to reading textbooks. This study examines factors influencing preference for e-books as well as reported use of e-book content. Although the present student cohort is the most technologically savvy to ever enter universities, students do not prefer e-books over textbooks regardless of their gender, computer use or comfort with computers. No significant correlations existed between the number of e-books previously used and overall preference of e-books: Participants who had previously used an e-book still preferred print texts for learning. Despite the ability to easily access supplemental content through e-books via hyperlinks and other features, students were more likely to use special features in print books than in e-books.

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Woody, W.D., Daniel, D.B. & Baker, C.A. (2010). E-books or textbooks: Students prefer textbooks. Computers & Education, 55(3), 945-948. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved January 28, 2023 from .

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Full text is availabe on Science Direct: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2010.04.005

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