Adoption of e-book readers among college students: A survey

Information Technology and Libraries

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 108-121

  Foasberg, Nancy M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84859220131     PISSN: 07309295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6017/ital.v30i3.1769     Document Type: Review

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