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Evaluating the Electronic Textbook: Is It Time to Dispense With the Paper Text?

James A. Shepperd University of Florida
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Jodi L. Grace St. Thomas University
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Erika J. Koch St. Francis Xavier University
Pages 2-5 | Published online: 07 Feb 2008

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