How the reader/user experiences a digital book and what value it provides them over a traditional printed book has a great impact on the success of the product.
Beyond the magical powers of sales and marketing campaigns resides the core user experience - where the human interacts with the machine. Whilst many bibliophiles may argue that the tactile and sensory experience of reading a printed book can not be matched by a digital product, publishers and developers are counting on features such as interactivity, personalization, accessibility, content streaming and social connectedness to position digital books uniquely on a bookshelf of their very own.
So, let’s take a quick peak at what a digital textbook, as a product, can actually offer a learner.
References Duncan E. (2016). Features of a Digital Textbook [Online image]. Original work