“The aim of e-books is to enable every student to have access to the very best support materials wherever and whenever they want it, removing all practical and financial barriers. And we want to make these texts a dynamic part of their learning experience, a new approach to the ‘old school’ habit of reading for a degree.” Professor Simon Handley, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Plymouth University Highlights from the 2015 VitalSource case study, ‘Exploring the impact of an institution-wide e-textbook programme at Plymouth University’ Plymouth University has been working with VitalSource and major educational publishers for four years, to provide thousands of students with digital access to all of their textbooks. The 2015 case study, ‘Exploring the impact of an in

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