We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
THE DETERMINANTS OF ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOK USE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS.
- Authors
Miller, Jon R.; Nutting, Andrew W.; Baker-Eveleth, Lori
- Abstract
Electronic books are a fast-growing component of the publishing industry. Sales of electronic textbooks (e-textbooks) are growing, but at a slower rate. In this research, we use data from an undergraduate college student survey to estimate the determinants of e-textbook use. Students who are younger, lower-income, and graduated from larger high schools are more likely to use e-textbooks. Furthermore, e-textbooks are more likely to be used by students in technically-oriented fields, especially in business, where electronic materials are often required. An environment of continued growth in student technical competence with information technology, continued increases in college cost and a reduction in professor resistance to e-textbooks would bode well for growth in their use.
- Subjects
ELECTRONIC books; PUBLISHING; ELECTRONIC textbooks; UNDERGRADUATES; STUDENTS; INFORMATION technology
- Publication
American Economist, 2013, Vol 58, Issue 1, p41
- ISSN
0569-4345
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/056943451305800105