Leicester University Booksellers Survey

Use of Reading Materials

Whatever course you are studying, we would like to know more about how you use print or eBooks in your studies to support your learning

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* 1. Which reading materials do you use? Tick all that apply

Print books borrowed from library

Print books bought from bookshop

Print books bought from amazon

Print books bought second-hand

Print books given as part of course package

Print books given by parent/other

Other print (e.g. printouts/photocopies)

eBooks books borrowed from library

eBooks books bought from bookshop

eBooks books bought from amazon/kindle

eBooks books bought online for other ereader

eBooks books given as part of course package

eBooks books given by parent/other

Digital content found online

Digital content passed on by fellow student

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Which reading materials do you most often use.?Tick only one

Print books borrowed from library

Print books bought from bookshop

Print books bought from amazon

Print books bought second-hand

Print books given as part of course package

Print books given by parent/other

Other print (e.g. printouts/photocopies)

eBooks books borrowed from library

eBooks books bought from bookshop

eBooks books bought from amazon/kindle

eBooks books bought online for other ereader

eBooks books given as part of course package

eBooks books given by parent/other

Digital content found online

Digital content passed on by fellow student

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Which is your preferred medium?

Print books

eBooks

Digital content online

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which medium do find most effective for learning?

Print books

eBooks

Digital content online

Other (please specify)

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* 5. To what extent do you agree with the following statements? (5 = strongly agree - 0 = strongly disagree)

	5	4	3	2	1	0
Printed books help me with my learning	Printed books help me with my learning 5	Printed books help me with my learning 4	Printed books help me with my learning 3	Printed books help me with my learning 2	Printed books help me with my learning 1	Printed books help me with my learning 0
eBooks help me with my learning	eBooks help me with my learning 5	eBooks help me with my learning 4	eBooks help me with my learning 3	eBooks help me with my learning 2	eBooks help me with my learning 1	eBooks help me with my learning 0
Online digital content helps me with my learning	Online digital content helps me with my learning 5	Online digital content helps me with my learning 4	Online digital content helps me with my learning 3	Online digital content helps me with my learning 2	Online digital content helps me with my learning 1	Online digital content helps me with my learning 0
Printed books help with my revision	Printed books help with my revision 5	Printed books help with my revision 4	Printed books help with my revision 3	Printed books help with my revision 2	Printed books help with my revision 1	Printed books help with my revision 0
eBooks help with my revision	eBooks help with my revision 5	eBooks help with my revision 4	eBooks help with my revision 3	eBooks help with my revision 2	eBooks help with my revision 1	eBooks help with my revision 0
Online digital content helps with my revision	Online digital content helps with my revision 5	Online digital content helps with my revision 4	Online digital content helps with my revision 3	Online digital content helps with my revision 2	Online digital content helps with my revision 1	Online digital content helps with my revision 0
I wish I’d had/owned more books at crucial times in the year	I wish I’d had/owned more books at crucial times in the year 5	I wish I’d had/owned more books at crucial times in the year 4	I wish I’d had/owned more books at crucial times in the year 3	I wish I’d had/owned more books at crucial times in the year 2	I wish I’d had/owned more books at crucial times in the year 1	I wish I’d had/owned more books at crucial times in the year 0
I’m glad I had/owned the books I did at crucial times in the year	I’m glad I had/owned the books I did at crucial times in the year 5	I’m glad I had/owned the books I did at crucial times in the year 4	I’m glad I had/owned the books I did at crucial times in the year 3	I’m glad I had/owned the books I did at crucial times in the year 2	I’m glad I had/owned the books I did at crucial times in the year 1	I’m glad I had/owned the books I did at crucial times in the year 0
It helps my learning to have a Campus/Dedicated Academic Bookshop	It helps my learning to have a Campus/Dedicated Academic Bookshop 5	It helps my learning to have a Campus/Dedicated Academic Bookshop 4	It helps my learning to have a Campus/Dedicated Academic Bookshop 3	It helps my learning to have a Campus/Dedicated Academic Bookshop 2	It helps my learning to have a Campus/Dedicated Academic Bookshop 1	It helps my learning to have a Campus/Dedicated Academic Bookshop 0