Characteristics of effective e-textbooks: Lessons from the literature

Among the most recent new media on which to deliver content is e-books. At their simplest, e-books are digital versions of books that users read on a digital device, such as a computer or a tablet. One particular area of interest in this arena is e-textbooks. For professional communicators who devel...

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Published inIEEE International Professonal Communication 2013 Conference pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Davidson, Ann-Louise, Carliner, Saul
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.07.2013
Subjects
Computers
Consumer electronics
e-books
e-textbooks
Educational institutions
Electronic publishing
Guidelines
integrative literature review
Professional communication
Software
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Summary:Among the most recent new media on which to deliver content is e-books. At their simplest, e-books are digital versions of books that users read on a digital device, such as a computer or a tablet. One particular area of interest in this arena is e-textbooks. For professional communicators who develop e-textbooks, what does the research suggest about the appropriateness of e-texts, design considerations, and effective strategies for presenting content? This preliminary integrative literature review addresses that question.
ISSN:2158-091X
DOI:10.1109/IPCC.2013.6623910