Usage of E-Books by Teaching Professionals: An Empirical Study

Today, a greater number of electronic resources are available for retrieving information but locating relevant information in a timely manner is critical for teaching profession. Electronic books (eBooks) are one way to enhance the digital library with global 24-hours-a-day and 7-days-a-week access to easy, quick, and effective information. During the last decade, libraries and publishers have made a successful move in providing online journals and database. But, the perspective of teaching professionals and academicians on e-books is unrevealed. Electronic textbooks and reading devices had to improve teaching professionals learning experience, in order to be effective. The study was undertaken to investigate the extent of usage and acceptability of e-books from teaching professionals perspective. This study is also undertaken to examine the difference in perception of usage of e-books on the basis of teaching professionals of varied discipline of management courses. This study is based on the primary data collected from 150 respondents in Indore city. Results of this study will be beneficial to authors/ publishers uploading their e-books.