{"id":1819,"date":"2019-02-25T16:34:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T16:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/?p=1819"},"modified":"2022-02-01T19:11:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T19:11:07","slug":"my-academic-textbook-layout-preferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/2019\/02\/25\/my-academic-textbook-layout-preferences\/","title":{"rendered":"My academic textbook layout preferences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hi there,\nOllie here. Today\u2019s post is on my academic textbook layout preferences, using\nan eBook as a case study. The eBook I\u2019ll be referring to is Contemporary\nStrategy Analysis by Robert M. Grant, the textbook for the Strategy module that\nI took last term for my Business and Management elective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book\u2019s\nstructure is clearly laid out in the contents page and introduction. I really\nappreciate this as it puts all the material into context and makes it much\neasier to process. In addition, the introduction provides examples of how strategy\nin business relates to everyday life, which makes the material that follows\nmore engaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the\nstart of each chapter, two famous quotes are provided that sum up the material\ncovered in a nutshell, which I liked. They\u2019re often quite illustrative, for\nexample:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Profits\nare to business as breathing is to life.\u2019 – Dennis Bakke, Founder and Former\nCEO, AES CORPORATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike the\ntextbook, the eBook has the \u2018X-ray\u2019 function which gives definitions of key\nterms, which I found really useful when the terms weren\u2019t explicitly defined in\nthe text. It was a tab I had open constantly as it saves you having to switch back\nand forth from the glossary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ntextbook made frequent use of bullet points, which I really liked because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n