Education officials in Shanghai said that about 1,500 digital textbooks will be available to all students in the city's primary, middle and high schools before September next year.
This is part of a pilot program named "e-schoolbag."
The aim is to reduce the number of heavy paper books students have to carry to and from school every day. But for teachers, the benefits of this new technology go beyond this.
"Using electronic devices allows teachers to receive quick feedback from students, so that we can give one-on-one guidance to our students."
Schools in Shanghai have been testing the use of electronic textbooks since 2011.
Both teachers and students are able to download
