I have written extensively [1. Â See: Digital Book Readers (Kindle?) in Academia (an outline of thoughts), Digital Textbooks: Fairness in Pricing after DRM is Hacked,
Tag: Digital Textbooks
Digital Education Resources: What price, adoption?
Access to the homework tool (included in the purchase of a NEW textbook) would cost students $10 if they chose to instead by a book used. Of course, that would only give them access to the homework assignments. There was an additional fee ($30 I believe) if they wanted to have the “PLUS” features, including the hyperlinking to the appropriate section of the text.
Ubiquitous Digital Reading
With all the discussion about the Kindle, the Sony eReader, and other “digital book” devices, it is sometimes hard to remember we are at the
Digital Textbooks: Fairness in Pricing after DRM is Hacked
In my last post, I put forward my argument for how digital textbooks can result in a win-win for publishers, students and authors. (Okay, so
Digital Textbooks and “Fair Pricing”
Those who know me personally know I have a strong desire to see digital textbooks succeed. I think it has the potential to deliver a
