• Barani Shankar
• Dr. Venkatesh
• Dr. Keerthi sashank
• Dr. Jayalakshmi Somasundaram

ABSTRACT: The development of the internet has led to the adding of a lot of concepts starting with “e-“ to our lives. E-mail, e-shopping, e-banking, e-commerce, e-government, e-signatures and e-learning are leading concepts among them. E-books with a growing reader/user population are a book format that most of us have heard and used a lot lately because of their long-standing history and the widespread use of information technologies. The study thus looked for answers to such issues as whether student-teachers read e-books; the relationship of this situation between the different divisions in which they are studying and the role gender plays; reasons and preferences for reading or for not reading e-books or printed books, and whether the preferences change in line with gender and their subject specialism. The aim of the study is to study the students preference on e books or textbooks. The objective of the study is to assess the students preference on the usage of ebooks or textbooks. A set of questionnaires was developed in relation to the students preference on ebooks or textbooks and circulated through social networks. A total response of 100 was collected . The data collected was compiled for analysis of the result. The obtained result shows that though there are many challenges faced in ebooks people still prefer to choose ebooks over textbooks. The report concludes that though people prefer using e books they are also aware that it strain their eyes , textbooks will give better student progress, e books has greater personal impact etc. but people prefer to use e books due to developing technologies

E books; textbooks; preference; eye strain; ease of use.

"Evaluation of students preference of e-books over textbooks ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 1, page no.f303-f314, January-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2401535.pdf

"Evaluation of students preference of e-books over textbooks ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 1, page no. ppf303-f314, January-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2401535.pdf