Abstract: This article focuses on the construction of digital textbooks for application-oriented universities. Firstly, through conceptual definition and feature analysis, it reveals their core attributes as digital educational resources. Then, the necessity of their construction is demonstrated from three dimensions: the national education digitalization strategy needs, the demand for the integration of industry and education in universities, and the demand for changes in student learning methods. In response to the difficulties currently faced in construction, this article proposes a“three in one”construction path of“institutional restructuring, technological innovation, and implementation optimization”. Through systematic reform, it promotes digital textbooks to become an intelligent link for the integration of industry and education, providing a new model for the high-quality development of applied education.

Key words: Application-oriented universities, Digital textbooks, Textbook construction, Path innovation, Learning methods, Integration of industry and education