The most obvious advantage is that you can access the contents from the comfort of your own home or even on your mobile device, provided you have a reasonable internet connection. Or you can download chapters to read at a later date, which is useful when distance learning, commuting or travelling. Chapters can even be printed off so you can annotate and highlight relevant sections which is something you can’t do with loaned textbooks! But, the number of pages you can download is subject to publisher restrictions in accordance with DRM (Digital rights management). 
And there is nothing to return or fall overdue – so no fines! 

Availability

Increasingly, lecturers are embedding links to eBooks in their Reading Lists Online giving you easy access to course specific resources at the click of a button. This has the added advantage of saving you money too as it means you are no longer required to purchase core texts to support your learning!
Multi-user ebooks allow many students to access the item at the same time. Although not all books have multi-user licences.
Items are always available for on-campus and off-campus use.

Accessibility

When you access an eBook or journal online you can adjust it to meet your specific reading requirements. Print that is readily available in a digital format broadens opportunities for not only the blind, visually impaired, partially sighted and dyslexics but also the sighted as it removes a myriad of barriers to reading.

Key features include the ability to

• enlarge font size and magnify the print for easier reading whilst still enabling text-flow to fit the screen.
• alter colour and contrast of the screen to improve reading for the visually impaired and adjust brightness for lighter/darker learning environments.
• use Text to speech software to enable print to be read aloud by simulated voice technology. 
• apply alternative text features to obtain a brief description of the information given in images and tables.

Searchability

You can also search the contents of an ebook using key words. This highlights all the mentions of the specific topic within the text, sparing you the time-consuming task of scanning pages for relevant information.