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Data from 169 respondents who had experience in using e\u2010book were analyzed in terms of factor analysis and structural equation modeling.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The analysis shows that perceived ease of use is positively related to perceived usefulness. Perceived usefulness has significant effect on attitude and intention to use e\u2010books. Meanwhile, attitude has significant effect on intention to use. However, perceived ease of use has no significant effect on attitude towards using e\u2010books. In addition, gender appeared to have no significant effects either on perceived ease of use or perceived usefulness.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study did not utilize the entire TAM where actual technology use is not included in this study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study is important in terms of obtaining better understanding of e\u2010book reading intention among engineering undergraduates who are the real users of e\u2010books. 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