This article from the
Chronicle of Higher Education would seem to be relevant to the current discussion.
An excerpt:
Quote:
A growing number of textbook publishers are offering digital editions these days, but a new study by a student group argues that many of those digital editions do not have the features that students want.
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[The group] found that students wanted digital textbooks to be more affordable than print versions, to be printable, and to be free from restrictions on how long they can be viewed. But the report said that the electronic textbooks offered by major publishers through CourseSmart, generally cost about the same as printed versions, limited printing to 10 pages per session, and expire after about 180 days.
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I'm tempted to just quote the whole article (it's pretty short), but that doesn't seem neighborly.
So follow
this link for the rest.