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That's a broad question, because all you need is one person in the world to have done it to disprove that it's not possible! But generally, I haven't met much people who can study from digital materials, as we all kinda like to doodle on paper. Perhaps it's a new generation thing, but i find studying on ebooks distracting as I can access the Internet all the time! And that is probably an important criteria itself. Secondly is whether staring at screens for a long period of time reduces your productivity given the strain on eyes. It's all whether you can study and absorb materials efficiently, and if ebooks work for you that's fine! For Level 1 I'm working solely from the CFAI ebook (at least for the moment) and agree with the comments above.
I much prefer paper, though in this case I also don't want to lug around half a tree of books. For Level 2 and 3 I plan to use paper-back Schweser (or similar). I am sitting the June 14 exam, so I have a bit of extra time to work through the CFAI material. Avoiding distractions is the biggest issue, which is why I have taken to spending my evenings at the library with my phone and internet turned off. Now that the local cafes all know me, it seems to be the only place that embraces my antisocial pursuits.
We meet again my friend. I've done all of the methods possible, printed the ebook (which makes it look huge and scary), studied on digital media - i.e. Ipad / phone / pc and eventually I just had to go for the printed-book hardcopy as this works best for me. Personal preference takes a big lead here and it's what works for you. I like the books to be physical and in front of me, so that I can highlight them (been through 6 highlighters already) and write mini-excerpts in my own language in the oversized margins that are designed specifically for that purpose.
This just seems to stick in my mind a lot better. I do however still have the vitalsource material on andro-phone, laptop and pc anyway in case I want it. If you see other threads on here about how to further help memory retention, some people like to write out flash cards of key points and I personally have a sodding great big book or formulas which are organized by category and allow for easy lookup and revision. There's even a link to a TED Talk which I've just found from an old thread on memory retention. Conclusively, I've probably not answered your question AT ALL. And that's because it is entirely personal preference and what works for you.
Try all of the above methods I've outlined above if you like, test drive the first two of ebook and print the ebook and if hardcopy is working better but you don't want to sneak 3k+ pages through your work printer, then order the CFAI or other provider of choice's materials in book format. It's trial and error pal, but you'll find something you're comfortable with eventually.
It is possible to pass with just the eBook, if you have a good device to read it and are a fast reader. Many people only use the CFA materials to study, especially for Level 1.
What you probably will lack from the eBook alone is enough practice. There's a significant gap between knowledge and application. You have to ensure you can regurgitate all that you've read. There also is a big difference between doing end of chapter questions (right after you've read it) and sitting down and answering questions from a variety of topics in a 3 hour period. So the best reinforcement is practicing doing actual exams.
Mock exams are great. At Passed Tense we just released a 30-day package of our Adapt exam engine that would be perfect for that extra push of practice:. Last sitting we had a number of people take 8+ full exams in Adapt - that's some good practice! I initially only ordered the ebook but found it really hard to read so ended up paying for the hard copy books and found them much easier to work with, particularly when doing the questions. The only thing I used the ebooks for was to create a document for myself that summarised the main points from each chapter based on the key info at the end of each chapter.
I started reviewing it at 11pm the night before the exam.and then in the taxi on the way to the exam centre! I passed, but was kicking myself afterwards as my life would have been a LOT easier if I'd remembered to read it a few days earlier!