id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-16251 Revelle, Andy; Messner, Kevin; Shrimplin, Aaron; Hurst, Susan Book Lovers, Technophiles, Pragmatists, and Printers: The Social and Demographic Structure of User Attitudes toward e-Books 2012-09-01 11 .pdf application/pdf 5049 206 54 This finding supports Rowlands et al’s conclusion that, among e-book users, men are more likely to read from a screen than women.11 Con- sidering the skewed gender ratios at some institutions or in specific departments, this finding could have real significance for collection development. Recently, OnCampus Re- search surveyed U.S. college students on their use and preferences for e-textbooks, finding a strong overall preference for print books and limited uptake of e- books.4 The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) conducted one of the largest-scale studies of e-book use and us- ers to date, with over 20,000 subjects at 120 U.K. institutions. cache/crl-16251.pdf txt/crl-16251.txt