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I know how beautiful and courageous it is to dip the pen in the inkwell early on, then to stay motivated, finding other voices to keep you inspired. Never give up. Always dare to dream... In the electronic age, all can be heard. The depth of your audience is up to you.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Do we retain more information as a reader from hard copies versus ebooks? I'm sure there is someone out there trying to discover the answer. I think with textbooks there is much to be said for the printed and highlighted text book as one crams for an exam.
Survey Finds 75% of College Students Stick to Print Textbooks
By Maryann Yin on January 7, 2011 3:47 PM
According to the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)‘s “Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education” survey, 75 percent of college students prefer print textbooks over digital versions.
eBookNewser noted that 12 percent of those surveyed had purchased eBooks for convenience and lower prices. This group consisted primarily of men pursuing MBAs and long-distance learning students.
The BISG survey also revealed: “Renting a textbook – rather than purchasing or downloading – was preferred by 11% of surveyed students … Survey respondents said they often buy previous editions of a textbook (16% did this for their current class ) or international versions (18% did this at least once) … Print study guides, Campus Learning Management Systems – such as Blackboard and WebCT – and diagnostic self-tests held high value for survey respondents.”