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Publication Date: 2016
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Technology and Textbooks: The Future
Baglione, Stephen L.; Sullivan, Kevin
American Journal of Distance Education, v30 n3 p145-155 2016
This article describes two separate studies: a survey of students' textbook perceptions, purchases, and usage for e-textbooks and print textbooks and a conjoint analysis on e-textbook attributes. Print textbooks were perceived as easier to read, understand, and navigate, whereas e-textbooks were perceived to be cheaper. Students were willing to purchase e-textbooks, although most did not have e-readers. In the conjoint study, price was the most important attribute, followed by access to online study guides, videos, and quizzes and the duration of e-textbook accessibility. The ideal e-textbook was priced at 60% of the print textbook; was accessible for one year; and provided access to online study guides, videos, and quizzes.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Textbooks, Textbook Evaluation, Use Studies, Electronic Publishing, Printed Materials, Readability, Costs, Navigation (Information Systems), Access to Information, Statistical Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, Private Colleges, Student Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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