A study by the CourseSmart, a discloser of eTextbook site and materials in the United States, along with Wakefield Research Center recently found that about 38% of American students do not spend more than 10 minutes without checking their laptops, smartphones or e-readers.
For the survey, respondents were 500 American college and many of them said they use their phone to do its homework, papers and presentations. They further argued that use the Internet to contact teachers via email.
Although a study by OnCampus Research in 2010 concluded that 74% of students still prefer printed books to e-books, believes the CourseSmart eTextbook that the adoption is yet to come. If the prediction is correct, enter the academic world thanks to the "ecologically correct".
In Brazil, we know that reality is far away. In some big cities, the electronic option is only for the minority. The idea of digital books will certainly facilitate the students'lives, that would carry far less weight and would save paper. Pity that the high prices of reading devices are here for product expansion impossible, surely the fashion would catch.
