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U. of California Tries Just Saying No to Rising Journal Costs - Research - The Chronicl... - 1 views

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Greedy publishers?

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Are your publishing skills ready for the ebook boom? | Guardian careers | guardian.co.uk - 1 views

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What this means is that you need to future proof your publishing career and make sure your software skills are ahead of the game.
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aining skills in mark-up languages such as HTML/XHTML and XML and being able to design and manipulate CSS (cascading style sheets, which are used to style text for web and digital pages) will increase your manoeuvrability in the job market.
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there is no substitute for formal training courses
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arnie Grossblatt on 02 Jun 10

Getting in shape for a changing job market.

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Lines on Plagiarism Blur for Students in the Digital Age - 0 views

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Lines on Plagiarism Blur for Students in the Digital Age - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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In School Systems, Slow Progress for Open-Source Textbooks - 0 views

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Textbook pricing continues to be an issue, and open source alternatives gain attention.

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What Are Books Good For? - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 3 views

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Clearwater High prepares to hand out Kindle e-readers to its 2,100-plus students - St. ... - 0 views

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In Digital Age, Students Still Cling to Paper Textbooks - 0 views

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Though the world of print is receding before a tide of digital books, blogs and other Web sites, a generation of college students weaned on technology appears to be holding fast to traditional textbooks.
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According to the National Association of College Stores, digital books make up just under 3 percent of textbook sales, although the association expects that share to grow to 10 percent to 15 percent by 2012 as more titles are made available as e-books.
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three-quarters of the students surveyed said they still preferred a bound book to a digital version.
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The expense of college textbooks, which is estimated to have risen four times the inflation rate in recent years, has become such a concern that some politicians are taking up the cause.
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VIDEO: Planning for a Long Career in an Industry That's Changing - 0 views

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Mike Shatzkin discusses career longevity in publishing.

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Hot Type: Despite Reaching Broader Audiences, University Presses May Have to Scramble f... - 0 views

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Converting Ebooks with Calibre - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 2 views

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This is article is worth looking at because it is a counterpoint to claims about younger generations being hyper-technical. This author cites Jeff Gomez's book Print is Dead and asks us to re-examine our assumptions about people's abilities and access to high-tech resources. It also warns us against adapting systems too quickly to this 'one-size-fits-all' digital system that might not meet the needs of a group because the group may be more diverse than we think.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is article is worth looking at because it is a counterpoint to claims about younger generations being hyper-technical. This author cites Jeff Gomez's book Print is Dead and asks us to re-examine our assumptions about people's abilities and access to high-tech resources. It also warns us against adapting systems too quickly to this 'one-size-fits-all' digital system that might not meet the needs of a group because the group may be more diverse than we think. </div>

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Join With Us in Supporting Blog Action Day! | The Edublogger - 0 views

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One of the most powerful aspects of blogging is anyone, anywhere can have a voice to express opinions and make a difference. Blog Action Day is an excellent

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Canadian Labour Congress ready to sell out consumers, educators, public interest on cop... - 0 views

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The Canadian government is about to change its stance on copyright to a much tougher view.

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Something worth tracking. Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury, announces it will publish, both online and in print, open access textbooks under the creative commons license. First titles to be available in Spring 2009

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Something worth tracking. Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury, announces it will publish, both online and in print, open access textbooks under the creative commons license. First titles to be available in Spring 2009</div>

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Smaller damages sought in music case - The Boston Globe - 0 views

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Interesting take on the music piracy issue and a highlight of the punitive nature of the current laws.

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Macmillan?s DynamicBooks Lets Professors Rewrite E-Textbooks - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Macmillan is introducing software that will allow college instructors to edit digital editions of textbooks without consulting the original authors or publisher.

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Without ready access to computers, students struggle - washingtonpost.com - 1 views

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The digital divide is still alive and well....highlighted in an article centered in Fairfax.

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Justice Settles Kindle-in-Classroom Cases - WSJ.com - 0 views

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The Justice Department struck deals with three universities not to promote Amazon's Kindle or other e-book readers unless the devices are fully accessible to blind students." />

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JISC national e-books observatory project » Reports - 2 views

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In 2007 the JISC national e-books observatory project was set up to undertake market research to help e-book publishers, aggregators, libraries and funding bodies understand the behaviours of e-book users and to assess the impact of free at-the-point of use course text e-books on traditional print sales to students

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In 2007 the JISC national e-books observatory project was set up to undertake market research to help e-book publishers, aggregators, libraries and funding bodies understand the behaviours of e-book users and to assess the impact of free at-the-point of use course text e-books on traditional print sales to students</div>

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