Mariya Penno

The article says that electronic textbooks implementation into educational process requires thorough inspec-tion of its advantages and disadvantages. Indisputable advantages of electronic textbooks are individuali-zation of learning, multimedia implementation and self-educational competence formation. The high cost and complexity of electronic books creation as well as unusualness of their use in educational process are stated as the disadvantages of electronic books. The conclusion is that electronic textbook is not able to replace the traditional textbook completely but it can complement it.