As with any new relationship, my eyes were blinded by what I had wanted. I like technology, so the idea of having the e-textbook was intriguing. With its high "whiz-bang" factor, its paperless delivery, features like auto-citing, highlighting, as well as the ability to make notes within the program itself made the e-textbook look pretty attractive. I imagined I was in for the proverbial, "beautiful relationship."
But I am now at a stage in my life where it takes more than a slick smile to win my heart. With two weeks left in the semester I experienced a catastrophic failure of my hard drive. OK, maybe I am being a little dramatic using the word catastrophic--it's more like a real big annoyance. (I had already started to use online file management and document creation tools to help mitigate situations like this. There was no data loss because I have access to most of my work product via online sources. I just NEED to have a computer to access them.)
Not having my computer complicated my relationship with my e-textbook to the point where I am ready to call the whole thing off. That's because without having my computer, access to my e-textbook was a bit more problematic than I had first realized. The book publisher allows for a second download, but who has a second computer handy? (Even as I type this I am still waiting to hear from the technician.) Oh sure, I can go to the online version but what of all my previously notated pages and my pithy remarks? It just wasn't the same. I am feeling let-down. My e-textbook no longer is the most prefect text book ever--it has limitations. My eyes are now opened. <sigh>
But I am now at a stage in my life where it takes more than a slick smile to win my heart. With two weeks left in the semester I experienced a catastrophic failure of my hard drive. OK, maybe I am being a little dramatic using the word catastrophic--it's more like a real big annoyance. (I had already started to use online file management and document creation tools to help mitigate situations like this. There was no data loss because I have access to most of my work product via online sources. I just NEED to have a computer to access them.)
Not having my computer complicated my relationship with my e-textbook to the point where I am ready to call the whole thing off. That's because without having my computer, access to my e-textbook was a bit more problematic than I had first realized. The book publisher allows for a second download, but who has a second computer handy? (Even as I type this I am still waiting to hear from the technician.) Oh sure, I can go to the online version but what of all my previously notated pages and my pithy remarks? It just wasn't the same. I am feeling let-down. My e-textbook no longer is the most prefect text book ever--it has limitations. My eyes are now opened. <sigh>
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