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With the cost of textbooks soaring, many colleges and universities are looking to alternatives to the traditional paper text. The electronic textbook field is still emerging, and higher education is experimenting with the concept in various modes. Explore this resource site—a collection of all EDUCAUSE resources related to E-Textbooks.
EDUCAUSE and Internet2 E-Text Pilots
EDUCAUSE and Internet2 are implementing a series of e-text pilot efforts with colleges and universities to evaluate technologies and business models in the fast evolving migration from traditional textbooks to electronic content. Learn More >
E-Texts Constituent Group
Intended for general discussion in addition to news about the pilot, the E-Texts Constituent Group discusses the rapidly evolving domain of digital textbooks, multimedia supplements, tutorial websites, e-reader/annotation software, and related materials. Learn More >
New Resources
- 7 Things You Should Know About the Evolution of the Textbook, ELI 7 Things, April 2012. This resource examines a new breed of rich-media publishing tools that offer an evolving set of opportunities both for the creation process and for the kinds of resources that can be produced.
- Developing a Digital Textbook Strategy for Your Campus, Florida Distance Learning Consortium, February 2012. This one-day symposium examined institution and state level digital textbook initiatives, including national trends and prevailing models for both publisher digital textbooks and open textbooks.
- eTexts: A Perishable Opportunity for Higher Education?, EDUCAUSE Live!, January 24, 2012 - This EDUCAUSE Live! program addressd the strategic, business, and policy implications for institutions in light of a changing world of consumer electronics and new models for digital educational resources such as eTexts, website tutorials, and other licensed content.
Articles, Papers, and Reports
- A Study of Four Textbook Distribution Models, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, December 2011. In preparation for campus-wide e-text adoption, Daytona State College completed a two-year comparative study of four textbook distribution models: print purchase, print rental, e-text rental, and e-text rental with e-reader device.
- Digital Texts and the Future of Education: Why Books?, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, March 2011. Abilene Christian University and GYLO partnered to investigate student attitudes and perceptions of the impact of using a mobile device as a supplemental tool for teaching statistics.
- 7 Things You Should Know About Open Textbook Publishing, ELI 7 Things, March 2011. Open textbooks can be offered by commercial publishers or found in open repositories. Open resources can promote active learning through student interaction with the text, particularly when they contribute to authorship.
- A Cover to Cover Solution: How Open Textbooks are the Path to Textbook Affordability, Student PIRGs, September 2010. This report evaluates cost-reducing options from the traditional textbook market—rentals, e-books and e-readers—and open textbooks as potential next steps to reduce the high cost of textbooks.
- E-Textbooks: “An Interesting Ride”, EDUCAUSE Review, March/April 2010. An interview conducted at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference about the use of digital textbooks in higher education.
- E-Books in Higher Education: Are We There Yet?, ECAR Research Bulletin, January 2010. This ECAR research bulletin presents an update to the rapidly changing e-book and e-textbook landscape and provides some higher education stakeholders with a clearer view of the road ahead.
- A Campus-Wide E-Textbook Initiative, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, July 2009. This article focuses on the process that Northwest Missouri State University followed in studying the feasibility of transitioning from the rental of traditional textbooks to the rental of e-textbooks, along with the extensive integration of e-textbooks across the university’s academic environment.
Presentations, Podcasts, Seminars, and Videos
- Got Open Textbook? ELI Online Fall Focus Session, September 2011. This session speaker discusses resource discovery, implementation issues, and the pros and cons of using open-source materials and concludes with some recommendations applicable for any stage of open-source resource adoption.
- Textbook Affordability: Emerging Solutions in Ohio, ELI Web Seminar, March 2011. This webinar discusses why textbook costs have skyrocketed; how textbook costs impact students, faculty, and institutions; and current initiatives by the University System of Ohio to address textbook affordability and learning outcomes.
- Digital Content in Higher Education—Practical Findings, ELI Web Seminar, March 2011. This webinar provides an overview of the digital textbook landscape as it currently exists and a glimpse into the emerging trends that will shape higher education digital content in the near future.
EDUCAUSE Staff Picks
- 7 Things You Should Know About the Evolution of the Textbook, ELI 7 Things, April 2012. This resource examines a new breed of rich-media publishing tools that offer an evolving set of opportunities both for the creation process and for the kinds of resources that can be produced.
- eTexts: A Perishable Opportunity for Higher Education?, EDUCAUSE Live!, January 24, 2012 - This EDUCAUSE Live! program addressd the strategic, business, and policy implications for institutions in light of a changing world of consumer electronics and new models for digital educational resources such as eTexts, website tutorials, and other licensed content.
- A Study of Four Textbook Distribution Models, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, December 2011. In preparation for campus-wide e-text adoption, Daytona State College completed a two-year comparative study of four textbook distribution models: print purchase, print rental, e-text rental, and e-text rental with e-reader device.
- 7 Things You Should Know About Open Textbook Publishing, ELI 7 Things, March 2011. Open textbooks can be offered by commercial publishers or found in open repositories. Open resources can promote active learning through student interaction with the text, particularly when they contribute to authorship.
Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for E-Textbooks
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Discovery in a Digital World
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November 9, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2012
In the most effective teaching, students create new knowledge even as they learn. Digital environments possess remarkable capacities to foster this excitement of discovery among large, diverse, a…
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Disaster Recovery Planning: How to Build It, How to Test It
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November 9, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2012 Annual Conference
Creating a proven disaster recovery plan for your institution is more critical than ever before. Learn how Salisbury University and Pittsburg State University have joined forces to share a formula …
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You Can Get There from Here: Strategies for Planning Academic iPad Initiatives
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November 9, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2012 Annual Conference
The deployment of university-owned mobile devices is a multifaceted and resource-intensive undertaking. This workshop will guide participants through the development of a plan that avoids common pi…
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Land That Job! Preparing to Interview for Your First CIO Position
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November 9, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2012 Annual Conference
Preparing to interview for your first CIO position can be intimidating. Given the expected shortage of CIOs, advice on preparing for interviews is important for filling the IT leadership pipeline. …
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Elevate Your Game: Propose, Design, and Deliver a Fantastic Conference Session
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November 9, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2012 Annual Conference
Make your next conference presentation truly memorable. This session will help you create an outstanding conference session by providing practical takeaways and tips on the entire life cycle of a…
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Effective Backseat Driving and Other Essential Soft Skills
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November 9, 2012
Project management requires extensive use of the hard-to-master "soft skills." Learn our trade secret—being a good backseat driver—and the other invaluable soft skills we use as pro…
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Building Organizational Capacity in Analytics for Higher Education
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November 9, 2012
Optimizing student success requires intelligent investment in a new gold standard in analytics that will improve performance, productivity, and institutional effectiveness. Our research identifie…
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Academic Completion in a Lifelong Learning Universe: What's That?
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November 9, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2012
Information technology is having a profound impact on our ability to support improved persistence, attainment, and completion for adult learners. Improved metrics, reduced time to and cost of deg…
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Social Media: Dynamic Methods to Make Teaching and Learning Relevant
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November 9, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2012
Innovative strategies and analytic research can harness the immense potential of social media in making teaching and learning relevant to students. Through personal digital narratives, rich and s…
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Collaborating across Departments: "Virginia and the Crisis of Union"
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November 9, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2012
We will demonstrate how our self-organized, interdisciplinary team was able to complete our project with limited staff resources. "Virginia and the Crisis of Union" emerged from collabora…
