ABSTRACT
During the COVID-19 pandemic when lectures are conducted online, and students are prohibited from going to campus or leaving their house, learning materials that are easily accessible are required, one of which is e-books. E-books enable easy reading and is highly accepted among students. In addition, to face creative industry competition, electronic textbooks are very much needed. This research is to find out if e-books will help students in the learning process and make studies easier for students. The study aims to ascertain the level of acceptance of e-books for academic use among students. This study uses a survey method in the elective small class for making illustration concepts with a total class enrolment of 15 students. The instrument used was a questionnaire to measure response to the e-book. The results of the questionnaire showed that 99% of students stated that using e-books facilitates and helps the learning process. The results of this study reveal that students have a high acceptance rate of e-books for academic use. Moreover, e-books are easy to integrate with the online learning media used. The results of this study are expected to encourage universities to strengthen the use of e-books as learning and teaching materials in lectures.
