The Problem of Pricing: Digital Textbooks are NOT cheap!
I have written extensively [1. Â See: Digital Book Readers (Kindle?) in Academia (an outline of thoughts), Digital Textbooks: Fairness in
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I have written extensively [1. Â See: Digital Book Readers (Kindle?) in Academia (an outline of thoughts), Digital Textbooks: Fairness in
Read MoreAccess 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.
Read MoreWith all the discussion about the Kindle, the Sony eReader, and other “digital book” devices, it is sometimes hard to
Read MoreIn my last post, I put forward my argument for how digital textbooks can result in a win-win for publishers,
Read MoreThose who know me personally know I have a strong desire to see digital textbooks succeed. I think it has
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