Digitalization and reading: the role of ebooks in developing reading habits among university students

Abstract

In this age we see that the printed resources have been replaced with electronic respurces .and the penchants related to getting paper, magazine, course material and book scrutinizing have encountered changes. Especially among present day age students explicitly who were considered as automated local people to the 21st century, these inclinations show a lot further contrast. One of the most basic thoughts that rose inside this setting has been advanced electronic book trend. The study adopted survey research method. Sample size was 200 and data was collected through close ended questionnaire. Hypothesis to be tested was "The greater access of students to eBooks, the more will reading habit among them." The discoveries of the present study indicated that greater part of the students consiqered knew about eBooks, and they regularly get to them through web indexes. The materials frequently utilized were course books. The students use eBooks in light of the fact that they are anything but difficult to utilize, sets aside cash and furthermore spared a great deal of time for them and these books were so natural to look and had made a ton of effect the same number of them concurred that it had improved their understanding propensities and furthermore built up their scientific abilities. The examination accordingly inferred that to empower great perusing propensities among students, the colleges ought to give eBook facility in their libraries.