Textbooks have always been a part of my life (as with every student) and have certainly come a long way. Most of my youth was spent with a book bag that was filled with a couple light weight books, easy. Throughout the years my books got thicker and thicker and my bag got heavier and heavier.
Most of my recent memories are filled with lugging the books around the city in my book bag, which felt like I was carrying a bag of bricks.
The solution? An online textbook.
This semester I decided to take one of my classes online. Instead of buying the textbook in its traditional medium (physical form), I ordered an ebook for the class or an online textbook. I could eliminate the textbook (and its weight) all together and also pay $90 vs. the $180. That is a lot of money to save.
It certainly impacts the way in which I read or view the information.
The online textbook has pros and cons.
PROS:
- Cheaper, lighter
- Downloads right to your computer as opposed to going to a bookstore to pic it up
- The design makes it extremely easy to look up definitions and key words, as they are searchable
- The searchable key words make assignments easier for me to complete and much faster as apposed to physically turning pages and looking up definitions in the glossary
CONS:
- Somewhat hard to navigate when there are other tabs open. I need to organize my computer screen and space constantly
In all honesty, a online textbook is a good option if you are looking to save money and perhaps find it easier to navigate on your computer. I would definitely consider an online textbook for other classes such as Finance or Accounting. However, when it comes to an English class, I'd rather have the tradition paper book as my medium.
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