Digital or Print Textbooks?

Below are a few links pertaining to the popularity and use of digital textbooks in higher education. We offer these as a resource; meanwhile, if you’d like to discuss your experiences with digital textbooks in your classes, your opinions on pros and cons of digital and print textbooks, or your personal preferences, we welcome your conversation in the CCCOnline Community.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday next week; see you back here the week of Nov. 26!

“Print versus Digital: Textbook Edition” by Lee Bessette (11/6/12)
From The Chronicle’s “College Ready Writing” blog:
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/college-ready-writing/print-versus-digital-textbook-edition

“What Kind of Textbooks Do You (and Your Students) Want?” by George Williams (11/5/12)
From The Chronicle’s “ProfHacker” blog:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/what-kind-of-textbooks-do-you-and-your-students-want/43706

“Why Digital Supplements Drive High-Priced Textbook Adoption” by Joshua Kim (8/30/12)
From Inside Higher Ed’s” Technology and Learning” blog:
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/why-digital-supplements-drive-high-priced-textbook-adoption

“The (Not So) Inevitable Future of Digital Textbooks” by Audrey Watters (2/2/12)

From Inside Higher Ed’s “Hack (Higher) Education” blog:
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/not-so-inevitable-future-digital-textbooks

In addition, EdTech Magazine has a recently published infographic, “Are Printed Books on the Endangered List?” (11/1/12)
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/

Also see this related Cultivating Excellence post from April 2012, “Oceans of Digital Content”:
http://cccoexcellence.blogspot.com/2012/04/oceans-of-digital-content.html