Electronic books (e-books) have become a fixture in this modern world. The past few
years has seen the e-book industry explode with hundreds (literally) of electronic reading
devices such as e-readers or e-reader apps. The move to electronic textbooks (e-textbooks) has
been slower, but the pace is increasing. Many students, professors, and universities are starting
to push the move to e-textbooks. However, there are many issues involved in making this move,
not the least is whether students actually want orwould use e-textbooks. This study presents and
discusses some initial results to a recent survey on student acceptance of e-textbooks as
alternatives to “real” paper textbooks.