e-readers: hot or not?

Has the e-book format been a successful medium among York students?
“It’s still frankly a little confusing for students to figure things out and to make the choices. I wouldn’t call it a ‘big hit’ yet, but it’s growing as the market is growing. In other words, publishers are releasing more and more e-books and it’s growing.”
Steven Glassman, director of the York Bookstore
“It’s increased slightly in the past two years, but not dramatically. There is more of an interest now, especially this year with tablet [computers]. ”
Sasa Nestorovic, York Bookstore senior sales associate
Would you ever use an e-book reader to view course texts?
“I like having the physical textbook for a lot of the classes because I find myself being able to pay attention more. But if it is a math course, where there are a lot of numbers, I don’t mind having it as an e-book reader. If it involves mainly reading, then I would want to have the physical textbook.”
Krishna Modi, first-year biotechnology student
“As long as [the files] don’t self-destruct. I know in the States there are laws against having products that just stop working so you have to buy a new version. It violates consumer law, so I’m not sure how far this is going to go before it self-destructs.”
Jay Pandya, third-year undeclared student
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Hot:

e-books are paperless and more environmentally friendly

You can download and carry several e-books onto a single e-reader, reducing the amount of weight you carry and saving space in your bag

e-book websites can offer works translated into languages not available from print publisher

Not:

There is a lack of a single universal standard format for e-books. Some books that only exist in one particular format may not be accessible on all e-readers