Using Your
Textbook with Your Kindle: Strategies, Methods and Resources to be More
Effective with Digital Textbooks by
Terence Cavanaugh
Review
This is the
book that I read for the purpose of sharing my e-book reading experience. Among
the topics covered in the book were many references to both Amazon and Kindle
leading me to believe the author has a preference for this device and
purchasing platform. Many instructions were technically specific and geared
toward user interactions for purposes such as creating your own ‘e-book’ of
sorts by saving and converting files to readable versions within kindle. The
information was insightful and helpful for those interested in making the
transformation, but as yet remain unfamiliar with more tech savvy aspects of
e-book life.
My
Experience
There is no way
to identify the experience with an e-book as a negative one in my opinion. The
number of obstacles and interferences that are associated with a traditional
textbook are simply far too many to stand as a challenge to an e-book. This is
the trade-off of heavy versus light, bulky versus slim, organized versus chaos.
There simply isn’t a challenge, especially where academic texts are concerned.
The ease of access is incomparable. For example, the ability to share my books
with classmates for their opinions, for studying, for projects, or even
interpretation is an opportunity never before available even with the advent of
fax machines over which pages could be scanned and shared. I couldn't have
previously laid on my side and ready using just a finger to turn a page. I also
couldn’t have packed over 50 pounds of books into about 2 pounds of plastic and
metal. While the availability of energy is an obstacle, it is becoming far less
of one with portable solar and even wind powered energy generators. It is a
great book for teachers to know how to use text book with their students. EBooks
will highly increase interaction between students and teachers. Teachers will
be able to assess and adjust teaching styles.
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