Re: BISG Survey Finds Students Prefer Print

I agree that it is one to watch. I have no idea about the pricing angles in academic publishing. There are likely to be many ways of restructuring it if the present one doesn't work in the new climate. For course work I can understand a preference for physical books. Another study a couple of years ago [maybe more recently] showed a wish to have the e-text in lectures, and the physical book for working.

I think some publishers have plumped too quickly for all ebook output in knowledge and how to areas. But there is a lot of dust to settle before buyer preference is clear.

Joseph


From: "Brenna Lyons" 
>I'd agree that the ability to resell or sell back is a major concern for
>college students. However, if the ebook versions cost considerably less 
<snip>
>For what it's worth, a different study done a few years ago showed that
>college students preferred the ease and convenience of e-texts but didn't
>like them because the text book companies were only doing licenses on them
>that expired. For students in a course for their major, they may want to
>KEEP the textbooks instead of selling them back, and expiring licenses keeps
>them from doing so.
>
>Brenna



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