New Media - Written by Robert Ivan on Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:16 - 1 Comment

WSJ Article Breaks Down Student Usage of eReaders

Book Smarts? E-Texts Receive Mixed Reviews From Students – From WSJ.com

An interesting article on the student usage of eReaders like the Sony Reader and Amazon Kindle.  Long story short, these devices are not great for students who want to flip through pages, take notes whereever, view videos, do tutorials, and resell their texts when done using them…

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D. Eadward Tree
Jul 16, 2009 14:02

It is an interesting point that has a major flaw: It says “e-textbooks are environmentally friendly.” Metaprinter did a great job debunking that myth a few months ago: http://www.metaprinter.com/2009/03/news-media-innovation-convergence-and-sustainability-interview-with-don-carli/

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