The future is here. If you’re looking for ways to cut costs as either a student or teacher, why not consider digital textbooks? There’s cheaper, easier to use, and a lot easier on the back. I remember my old L.L. Bean backpack nearly breaking under the weight of my required 10 textbooks in high school. Ahh, the good ol’ days. Here’s a few reasons why the digital revolution is worthwhile when it comes to textbooks courtesy of CourseSmart:
1.) Availability: Over 90% of core higher education texts
2.) Savings: Up to 60% over print textbooks
3.) Apps: Use free iPad, iPhone and soon-to-come Android app to read etextbooks
4.) Instant-Access: Anytime, anywhere – no waiting, no shipping charges
5.) Highlight: Highlight key information in your etextbooks
6.) No backpacks required: Access you etextbooks from your laptop, iPad or iPhone with internet
7.) Search: Find what you need in your textbook the same way you’d search the internet
8.) Copy, Paste, Email: Take your own online notes or send notes to your classmates in Word or Excel
9.) Print: Print up to 10 pages at any one time with an overall limit of 150% of the total number of pages
10.) eResources: Interact with learning tools such as online homework, quizzes and exercises
[...] Edudemic posted an article on Digital Textbooks. Some advantages are that digital textbooks never go out of date, a laptop or electronic notebook weighs significantly less than a backpack full of textbooks, and the cost over time is less since it’s less expensive to update electronic content than it is to produce a new print edition. One would expect there would be significant environmental impact as well. All those obsolete textbooks have to go somewhere. [...]
[...] of content, and increasing online learning. Digital textbooks are cheaper, saving students up to 60% off the print editions. There will be a greater availability of content as the long tail of textbooks is fulfilled. [...]
[...] http://edudemic.com/2011/04/10-reasons-to-use-digital-textbooks/ [...]