Prepared by,

- Shreya Nair
- Kishna Patel
- Shivani Jhala
- Nita Rabari
- Palak Agrawal
- Jyotasana Parmar
MBA Sem-2 SLIBM

 To determine preference between printed

book and an e-book among students of
different discipline.
To seek their opinion on e-books as part of
the permanent collection in their discipline.
which format do they think is most important
as part of the permanent library collection.
To know about reasons for their preferences.
To know about their preference based on
price difference in both.

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAILS

Respondants
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26

Male

Female

1) What is the average number of

books you carry to college on daily
basis?
Avg no. of books

7%
47%

47%

1-2 books
3-4 books
> 4 books

2) What is your preference for reading ?

Preference

27%
50%
23%

e book
Physical
Both

3) When reading books

electronically, which device do you
prefer to use the most?
Sales
1% 5%
28%
58%
9%

ipad
iphone
kindle
laptop
none

4) Is there a significant difference between

the prices of physical books and e-books ?

Series 1
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0

Series 1
46

14
Yes

No

5) If prices on physical books and e-books

are same, which would you rather buy ?

Column1

Physical books
e-books

43%
57%

6) Do you find reading books electronically

difficult compared to printed material?

Opinion

28

32

Yes
No

7) In college do you think physical textbooks

and notebooks will soon become obsolete due
to electronic device such as the ipad?

Opinion

Yes
No

26
34

8) Do you want your college to

provide facilities for e-book?
Opinion

9
Yes
No

51

9) Do you want your university to provide a

centralized website for e-books for your course?

Opinion

5
Yes
No

55

10) If you use an electronic device to

read books why do you prefer it over a
physical one?
Preference

19%
9%
12%

60%

Convenience
Portability
Cost saving
Dont use edevice

One student preferred both convenience and

portability
One student preferred both Convenience and
Cost saving
One student preferred both Portability and Cost

Reasons for preference

Physical Books

E-books

Highlight important
points
Does not strain the
eyes
Habituated to the
touch of books
Unlike smart
phones, no hindrance
due to messages
No risk of losing
data

Faster and easier

way of reading
Easy to carry and
access
Broader choice of
books
Easy to transfer and
save
Easy to buy
Greater accuracy
than printed material

PRICE COMPARISON

KINDLE
EDITION
RS.137.00

KINDLE
EDITION
RS.114.00

KINDLE EDITION
RS.290.00

PRITED PRICE
RS.322.00

PRINTED PRICE
RS.160.00

PRINTED PRICE
RS.395.00

CONCLUSION
Most students need to be made aware that prices
of e-books are lower than that of textbooks.
Online library facility by university can be used to
sell and rent e-books.
Interactive textbooks with notes sharing and videos
are only possible in e-books.
Kindle with special e- link display will not strain
eyes at all.