Ebooks are a growing field. Each year, more and more books come out electronically. Some books are only released electronically, or are released electronically first and then become a print volume, thus falling into the "extribuli" category. There are now publishers that cater specifically and exclusively to the ebook reader community. Here is one of them. This came to my attention through the NaNoWriMo blog, here.
I've also noticed that more and more textbooks are being offered in an electronic format, but I also know that students prefer the print format. I was talking to a professor in the English department about the textbook options that are offered here on campus (books, notebook format, and electronic) and she told me that the electronic format does not sell nearly as well as the print format when both options are offered. Maybe it's because the students prefer having the print format, I haven't talked to enough people to know for sure. Most of my friends prefer having the physical book because they can write all over it and make notes in the margins.
Or maybe they like the print books so they can sell them back.
Thoughts?
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- Extribuli
- Extribulum, plural extribuli, is a book that originated on the internet, as coined by copperbadge on Livejournal.
This blog will focus on extribuli and ebooks and the ebook revolution. To search through topics, just look through the tags. I will do my best to tag each post appropriately to make browsing easy.
I am a graduate student at the University of Alabama in the Library and Information Studies program. I'm hoping to one day be a young adult librarian. Or maybe work on something in the technological side of the library. I work in a computer lab on campus right now, and have worked there since August, and I thoroughly enjoy my job.
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