Academic users approach e-books with a range of needs, expectations, and workflows. Understanding how users interact with e-books and uncovering useful e-book functionalities are essential to providing library services to the academic community and help inform future purchasing decisions. Respondents to this survey offer a valuable window into the nuances of utilizing e-books for academic work. The consequences of the transition from a print- to a digital-based study environment are not always predictable – witness the undergraduate who prefers print books for reading and deep study because the computer presents too many distractions or the faculty member who uses a digital copy of a title for search and discovery tasks, then moves to a corresponding paper copy for note taking and text comparison