One in 10 college students said they have bought an electronic book in the past three months, and 56 percent of those who had purchased an eBook said it was for educational purposes, according to a study released last month by the National Association of College Stores (NACS) OnCampus Research Division, an organization that advocates for campus bookstores.
Only 8 percent said they owned an eReader device, according to the survey of 600 college students.
Still, Wood said there remains a sense of inevitability with eTextbooks. Trine is ahead of the higher-ed curve, he said, but other campuses won’t lag too far behind.
“We’ve heard students say how great it is that they don’t have to carry a duffle bag full of books anymore,” he said. “We really do feel like it’s going to be commonplace in the next couple years.”
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