Sentences with phrase «based academic ebooks»

The promises of affordable textbooks that could be updated with the latest information at a moment's notice haven't come through; even the much - touted bells and whistles approach to tablet - based academic ebooks have gone largely stagnant as learning outcomes have not been noticeably improved — at least not according to the almighty standardized tests — with the addition of embedded content.

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This research - based eBook written by Dr. Vicki A. Jacobs, Harvard Graduate School of Education explores how direct instruction of academic vocabulary is critical to the academic success of all students — especially struggling readers, English language learners, and those from socio - economically disadvantaged home environments.

All ebook titles from the Netherlands - based Eburon Academic Publishers (http://www.eburon.nl) are available without drm.

When I first assumed I would hate reading ebooks, I'd based it on the experiences I'd had reading books on my computer through academic platforms like NetLibrary and eBrary.

To date, the format wars in eBooks have undermined the most important feature of a paper book, the ability to point to a part of the text on a certain page of a specific edition, which is the basis of academic and professional citation, which is the key to dialogue taking place through books.

Initially I looked at the PwC figures, which suggest that the overall US eBook market in 2014, on purchased priced basis, was $ 5.69 bn dollars, a figure that is boosted by business, academic and professional titles, many of which have a higher RRP.