Abstract:

In February 2003, the JISC E-Books Working Group commissioned Education for Change Ltd and
the University of Stirling to undertake a study to define the business and market context for electronic textbooks for UK
further and higher education. It provides a context in which the evolution of e-textbooks can be assessed; a carefully
validated view of the evolutionary process; an examination of the key issues both current and on the horizon for the industry
and the market; and some policy and strategy recommendations for both JISC and the Working Group.