Chapter 5: The E-textbook Revolution
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5860/ltr.47n8Abstract
This chapter of The No Shelf Required Guide to E-book Purchasing traces the evolution of the e-textbook and identifies several emerging best practices in the technical and business aspects of this new class of products.
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