Digital Textbooks and Finding a Specific Title
February 28, 2012
eBooks are presenting students with a simple solution to heavy backpacks and large textbook bills each semester.
Mashable presents us with “Five Places to Get Digital Textbooks.” The article lists five digital text services that are available: Project Gutenberg, eCampus, Google Books, Kno, and Zinio. These options are cost-effective, convenient, and interactive. For example, the capabilities of Kno are outlined in the article:
“Ebooks downloaded through Kno offer capabilities like 3D diagrams and a ‘Quiz Me’ button that tests readers on portions in the textbook. By utilizing its search mechanism, readers will be able to find certain words and sections with a simple click. Other than its interactive elements, ebooks are up to 50% off their market price.”
Services such as Google Books provide more than 2 million titles for readers. The large amount of available books and magazines seems like a reason to create a digital textbook search system. With a growing list of titles and services that provide these materials, readers would be greatly benefited by a search system that allowed them to easily scan available options.
Metasearch developers, is this an opportunity?
Andrea Hayden, February 28, 2012
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