Thread: California to start using Open Source etextbooks
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Old 05-09-2009, 10:19 AM   #37
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Originally Posted by thibaulthalpern View Post
What a bad idea.

The tactile and physical nature of the book enables quick flipping, mark ups, and usage of a person's spatial and tactile memory. None of this is available in digital books.
Even though I am a HUGE fan of ebooks, I agree that they do not provide the spacial context that pbooks do. I used to be able to visualize where information was in the text, and then pull up what I needed for the test. I find that if I have to go back to get a name or clarify a point in an ebook, it is entirely hit or miss.

But I am completely in favor of getting rid of the weight! My 11 year-old's backpack kills me!
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