Hi there,

Any particular reasons for bying ebooks nowdays?...

I don't know if they are cheaper but I personally find them really inconvenient.

1- I'm not always using the same computer so I need to install the program each time to access the ebook which is such a waste of time and actually discourage me alltogether to use them.

2- One is only able to have them for a short while (14 days generally when loans at the library go for months)

3- one can only print a limited amount of pages

4- We spend enough time in front of computers not to deteriorate our sight any longer

5-I'm actually not using them, I use alternative solutions or wait to be in a library that has a physical copy.

Some people think that ebooks will do great good to research. I believe that these people don't do research. It's great and convenient that things are online nowdays. It's great to be able to download articles and print them but all the restrictions on ebooks considerably deteriorate the uses that one can make of the book's content.

A ebook should only be bought if there's a hardcopy at the library.

Could a survey on this matter be launched to have students' opinion?

I'm doing a Phd at UQ and I believe that the people working at the different libraries do an amazing job and that they are good at it. I also believe that the collection should be improved. Ebooks may be good in some field but for mine, history, I just don't see the point.

Thanks a lot for your time,

Best,

Romain.