‘Sex vs. Textbooks’ survey doesn’t jibe with student preferences

Experts point to polls and surveys in which college students say they’re not yet willing to give up traditional books

By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

One in four college students said in a recent survey that they’d give up sex for a year if it meant never again having to carry textbooks around campus, but majorities of students in other opinion polls show a reluctance to give up on traditional texts and switch entirely to electronic books. Read more with registration.

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