1. Digital Textbooks Gary Allen EDUC 8841

2. Need  The digital textbook is an innovation that is being developed at the right time when society is looking for cheaper and better ways to educate.  Laptop Developed 1984 Ereader developed in 2007and the interest builds

3. Research  Butler, D.. (2009). The textbook of the future. Nature, 458(7238), 568-70. Retrieved September 14, 2010, from ProQuest Central. (Document ID: 1678583681)  Crestani, F., Landoni, M., & Melucci, M.. (2006). Appearance and functionality of electronic books. International Journal on Digital Libraries, 6(2), 192-209. Retrieved September 19, 2010, from ProQuest Central. (Document ID: 2082714661).

4. Development  The technology is being developed at the same time when the e-reader platform is being advanced which appears to be a good match for the software as color screens emerge (Bradley, 2009).  The technology is receiving a great deal of attention in the educational field where the diffusion of the technology is likely to occur.  2010 the industry waits for cheaper better hardware

5. Commercialization  The digital textbook has the advantage of interactive instruction, animated graphics, immediate feedback practice questions and rapid links to vocabulary definitions.  Consequently, digital textbooks likely will represent an improved educational delivery method than traditional textbooks.  2010 Recession fuels search for cheaper educational textbooks

6. Timeline  Laptop Developed 1984  2004 the first e-reader developed  2007 Amazon introduces the Kindle  2010 The industry waits for better hardware.  http://www.naa.org/Resources/Articles/Digit al-Media-Moving-To-Mobile-eReader/Digital- Media-Moving-To-Mobile-eReader.aspx http://www.naa.org/Resources/Articles/Digit al-Media-Moving-To-Mobile-eReader/Digital- Media-Moving-To-Mobile-eReader.aspx http://www.naa.org/Resources/Articles/Digit al-Media-Moving-To-Mobile-eReader/Digital- Media-Moving-To-Mobile-eReader.aspx