Adobe provide a range of free tools - distributed through the Acrobat Reader - that can be used to extensively annotate any pdf document that allows "commenting" (a facility that's usually - although not necessarily - set-up by the document's author).

Commenting is important because it adds a huge new dimension to any enabled document - the ability to add your own comments and annotations. This opens-up a range of possibilities for teachers (the ability, for example, to display a document on a whiteboard in the classroom, add discussion notes and appendices to the document and then distribute individual copies to students) and students (the ability, for example, to attach personal notes to a document to create an effective revision aide).

Where eBooks and documents can be easily added to a school / college VLE also adds a further dimension to teaching and learning in that all students can be given access to the same document - at no additional cost to either themselves or an institution.

On Sociology Central any document that has the legend "eBook Plus! Enabled" can be freely annotated - this includes both the free teaching notes and any purchase you make from The Shop (such as copies of AS Sociology for AQA (2nd edition) and A2 Sociology for AQA).

Getting more from your eBook using pdf tools