Comments on: Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading http://paidcontent.org/2012/03/16/419-most-college-students-now-prefer-digital-reading/ The economics of digital content Sat, 18 May 2013 18:43:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Pamela http://paidcontent.org/2012/03/16/419-most-college-students-now-prefer-digital-reading/#comment-92662 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:17:44 +0000 http://gostage.paidcontent.org/419-most-college-students-now-prefer-digital-reading/#comment-92662 I prefer to read on a tablet because as an MS pt of 35 yrs my eyes are getting bad. I am able to adjust the light and size of the easily.

]]> By: Brian Wasson http://paidcontent.org/2012/03/16/419-most-college-students-now-prefer-digital-reading/#comment-88210 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:13:18 +0000 http://gostage.paidcontent.org/419-most-college-students-now-prefer-digital-reading/#comment-88210 “The study doesn’t ask whether students are using tablets or e-ink e-readers for reading.”

Wait, what? A study to see what they prefer as opposed to what they actually use? What good is that? I prefer a BMW, but I use a Nissan. Does that mean you’ll make more BMWs because there is a chance I might use one? What if those polled start to actually use their tablets for reading and they find they don’t like it? Do you re-poll them?

]]> By: sk figler http://paidcontent.org/2012/03/16/419-most-college-students-now-prefer-digital-reading/#comment-88209 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:41:23 +0000 http://gostage.paidcontent.org/419-most-college-students-now-prefer-digital-reading/#comment-88209 As author of a textbook in three editions (all print), I can’t help but admit the advantages of e-textbooks: virtually immediate access to student questions and further probing, etc.  The extent of monetary savings, however, remains in limbo until the agency pricing issue is settled.  The future of libraries remains a question.  Another interesting question, perhaps less relevant to the paidContent audience, is a future in which society is split into those who consume reading material digitally and those who haven’t grown with that experience for whatever reason and so are “stuck” with print to the extent that it remains available.

]]> By: sk figler http://paidcontent.org/2012/03/16/419-most-college-students-now-prefer-digital-reading/#comment-88208 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:31:13 +0000 http://gostage.paidcontent.org/419-most-college-students-now-prefer-digital-reading/#comment-88208 As author of a textbook in three editions (all print), I can’t help but admit the advantages of e-textbooks: virtually immediate access to student questions and further probing, etc.  The extent of monetary savings, however, remains in limbo until the agency pricing issue is settled.  The future of libraries remains a question.

]]> By: Larry Riley http://paidcontent.org/2012/03/16/419-most-college-students-now-prefer-digital-reading/#comment-88207 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:23:07 +0000 http://gostage.paidcontent.org/419-most-college-students-now-prefer-digital-reading/#comment-88207    

Here’s an anecdote…my son had a school issued
laptop through HS with downloaded textbooks and he’s a freshman in college
today. Then and now, he prefers using a book in print – and he’s tech savvy
too. Being a newspaper guy, I like that he’s reading in print too, but as a
parent paying for college, the textbook savings would be nice…my conundrum.  The Washington Times just ran a piece titled,
“In wired generation, students like paper for campus news.”  Check it out.

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