Kuwait University students’ awareness, usage, perceptions, and satisfaction pertaining to e-books

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This study aims to analyze Kuwait University (KU) students' awareness, use, attitudes, and satisfaction pertaining to e-books.

students' views and perceptions were measured using an online survey questionnaire that was distributed in KU's colleges during the spring semester of the 2017 2018 academic year.

the research design that was newly proposed by this study-information and communication technology acceptance model (ictam)- revealed several interesting results such as the following : (1) almost three fourths of the students were aware of e-books and their uses in education; however, only approximately one-fourth were aware of ku's e-books service; (2) more than one-third of students believed that e-books are broadly adopted into education whether as an alternative/companion medium to printed textbooks/books or supplementary materials for the classroom, and more than three-fourths of them had used e-books earlier; yet, only approximately one-quarter had previously used KU's e-books service; (3) almost three-fourths of students from among those who had used e-books earlier and one-third of students from among those who had not used e-books ever perceived its ease of use; (4) approximately three-fourths of students from among those who had experienced using e-books previously and almost one-half of students among those who had not used e-books at all perceived its usefulness and effectiveness for education; (5) more than one-half of students from among those who had used e-books earlier, and more than one-third of students from among those who had not used e-books ever perceived its importance/significance for education and work; (6) almost two-thirds of students from among those who had used e-books before reported being satisfied with their experience of using e-books; and (7) more than two-thirds of students from among those who have already used e-books have confirmed that they will continue to use e-books in the future, and almost one-half of students from among those who have not used e-books of any kind reported their intention and motivation to use e-books in the future.