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Originally Posted by OtterBooks
etextbooks are a ways off from acceptance, at least at the university level. Even tech savvy students and instructors become very practical when it comes to education, and err on the side of the sturdy practicality of paper books. At least for the time being.
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I think you are over-generalizing. I have spent some time in school (I have a BS, an MBA, an MS and - in a month - a PhD, plus I teach at a major state university). Both schools I have worked at and both departments (Statistics and Finance) are transiting to digital versions. Instructors ahead of students - me and most of my teaching colleagues use PDF versions of textbooks to prepare, mostly on iPads - just because of the ease of carrying books around and sharing notes and annotations. Many students use digital textbooks, but mostly pirated - because they are free, not because they are more convenient.
I agree, it is only slowly catching up - but it is catching up. And, with an appropriate device, digital books are much more convenient. Unfortunately, no e-ink device is yet 'appropriate', in my view.