With the technological revolution in full force, it's easy to wonder whether the new generation will be as dependent upon technology as this generation seems to be.
The convergence of physical textbooks and the Internet seems to be making an impact in the classroom, for both student and teacher.
The T.I.S. Bookstore, located in the Village, is one of many options for book-seekers during back-to-school rituals. Hundreds of textbooks for any class are sold and rented to students and professors alike.
Though the store is mainly filled with physically bound books, they also sell small encoding labels that enable a new revolutionized textbook; the online version referred to as an e-book.
Store Manager Pam Suminski said although the store sells more textbooks than e-books, the decision of which one to buy is solely up to the student.
Suminski said when thinking in terms of cost effectiveness, the e-book and textbook nearly balance each other out.
"The e-book is clearly cheaper for the student up front, but they can't sell it back and they don't have access to it forever if they want to keep it," Suminski said.
The amount of money is an area of concern for students as they prepare to spend thousands of dollars per semester in classes only to spend hundreds more on the materials to go along with it.
"I think it is based on individual need," Suminski said.
Suminski said with the price of textbooks climbing each year, the decision is really in the hands of the money
holders.
"Some students will work very hard to do the math to figure out how they can come out ahead," Suminski said.
The e-book has been popularized by Kindles, Nooks and iPads and are attainable for students through their marketers, Amazon.com and Apple Inc.
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