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Thu 09 Sep 2008e-books take weight of learning off the shoulders of students
A GROUP of 18 secondary school pupils yesterday became the first students worldwide to replace their academic books with electronic devices.
The first year students of Caritas College girls' school in Ballyfermot, Dublin, each received an electronic book, pre-loaded with the required textbooks, as well as 50 classic novels including Moby Dick, Pride and Prejudiceand Oliver Twist.
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