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I was hoping to read the text on an e-reader, but wasn’t able to access it this way. The cultural context of this textbook seems to be well thought out and sensitive to its readers, in my opinion. This book is organized very well, It is easy to locate a particular part of the book or assign certain sections. I found that having the key take aways section color coded green and the checkpoint exercises color coded blue really helps make the book user friendly.

Baz said new editions seem to come out almost every year for textbooks that can be hundreds of pages long and cost a couple of hundred dollars each. LSU Libraries has no maximum download limits; however, downloading a large amount of Business Communication Essentials 6th material in a single session could trigger a shut-off by the vendor. We recommend that e-textbooks be downloaded one at a time per session. After downloading an e-textbook, close your browser, and log back in to continue downloading.

This may offer a different or better learning experience than printed textbooks. Digitization also promises to offer improved access to textbooks for students with disabilities. For example, high-contrast displays, or text-to-speech programs can help visually impaired students use the same textbooks their classmates use. The creation of interactive and customizable content is an important part of digital textbook development.

The next generation of e-readers could make e-textbooks as functional as print textbooks. And that, finally, would spell the demise of one of the extortion scheme known as textbook selling. While publishers do not have to pay the costs of printing, binding, and shipping textbooks, data storage is a major expense. Data storage requires physical real estate and energy for host servers, both of which have become much more expensive over the last several months. This means that for profit margins to remain the same (an estimated 22%), publishers and retailers must raise prices, limit their services, or make up the lost profit elsewhere.

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At times, it reads a little simplistic but overall the authors do a good job of providing consistent material. The topics covered in this book are current and will stand for many years. The topics and ideas covered have always and will continue to be relevant for students during their collegiate years.

The PDF formatting uses too much excess space and breaks pages leaving 2/3 of a page blank or disrupting the content in tables. The content is mostly up to date with perhaps a few minor revisions needed. Overall, the topics are general and common and will continue to be applicapable to first time university students. The text was very careful to be inclusive insofar as race and ethnicity was concerned. I did not notice any differently abled students in the pictures.

And because of the mission they do not charge $300 for a book. Just a quick note to agree that the library is exceptionally well positioned to take ownership of these type of schemes. The ones that we are involved with in the UK that have the highest levels of student engagement are typically managed with the library team. Linking to content from the library’s existing collection of electronic resources (e-books, journal articles, streaming media, and other digital materials). In discussing his seven multimedia learning principles, Mayer refers to the redundancy principle. This principle warns that people have a limited capacity to process too many forms of media simultaneously.

The text presents topics in an easy to read manner applicable to a large cross section of student reading abilities. I would have liked to have seen a glossary for easy referral for students who may be working on developing their English language. Although the book was published in 2015, I find the content to still be relevant to where students are today as they begin college.