A lot of the e‐books are free of charge Cheaper than buying the book Didn’t have to buy it
2.1.4 Portability Portable is not a word you would associate with e‐books but quite a few (5.3%) mentioned this quality. They were said to be ‘lighter’ than printed books and they did not have to be carried around. Some illustrative comments follow: Easier to carry around ‐ on ipod No weight Portability ‐ I can take a lot of books on a single computer, memory card, external hard drive. Portable, we do not have to carry big books from one place to another, useful for international students.
2.1.5 Other advantages The only other advantages that attracted more than 0.5% of comments (in ranked order) were: o
Convenience a category which overlaps with ‘online access’. Those comments (2.9%) that mentioned ease of use or included the terms convenience, convenient and so on were put under this category. Those who used the word convenience but then specified why so (for example because I don’t have to leave home) were categorised under other relevant categories, like online access;
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Eco‐friendly, which refers to the fact that they do not use paper (2.9%) Good to the environment since less paper used;
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Storage. Unlike hard copy books, e‐books do not take a lot of space on the shelves or on the desk (2.2%);
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