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California Takes a Big Step Forward: Free, Digital, Open-Source Textbooks - 0 views

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    This week, California took a big step forward in open-source education. Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a proposal to create a website that will allow students to download popular textbooks for free. The legislation contains two bills: One, a proposal for the state to fund 50 open-source digital textbooks, targeted to lower-division courses, which will be produced by California's universities. The other bill is a proposal to establish a California Digital Open Source Library to host those books.
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Students Find E-Textbooks \'Clumsy\' and Don\'t Use Their Interactive Features - Wired ... - 1 views

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    Several universities have recently tried a new model for delivering textbooks in hopes of saving students money: requiring purchase of e-textbooks and charging students a materials fee to cover the costs. A recent report on some of those pilot projects, however, shows that many students find the e-textbooks "clumsy" and prefer print.
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Some universities require students to use e-textbooks - 0 views

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    While several colleges across the country are pushing electronic textbooks, touting them as more efficient and less cumbersome than regular textbooks, students are reluctant. E-textbooks still account for only 9% of textbook purchases, says Student Monitor, which researches college student behavior.
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Kindle Sets New Sales Records This Christmas Season - eBookNewser - 2 views

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  • Allison Hughes on 29 Dec 11
     
    Amazon was pleased to announce today that they've sold millions of Kindles this holiday season.
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The New Pamphleteers - 1 views

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    E-books are more than a publishing platform-they're a ­whole new literary form.
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Print-on-demand publishing comes to Washington - 0 views

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    Wednesday, November 9, Politics & Prose officially launched "Opus," Washington's first print-on-demand Espresso book machine. It's one of only a handful operating in independent bookstores worldwide.
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Top 5 Most Pirated eBooks - 10 October - 1 views

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  • Allison Hughes on 07 Nov 11
     
    On the topic for tonight's class on DRM, I thought some would find this of interest...
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How to Load Up Your Ereader with Ebooks For Free - 1 views

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    Use OverDrive, an alternative to Amazon's Prime accounts only Kindle Lending Library program
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University Press Shows Knack for New Media - 1 views

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  • Allison Hughes on 27 Oct 11
     
    University Presses using Social Media to drive search and discovery
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Amazon.com: Customer Discussions: Publishers Now Using HTML5 to Create Books for Kindle... - 2 views

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  • Allison Hughes on 24 Oct 11
     
    Amazon Announces New Kindle Format 8 for Graphics Rich eBooks
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Pic of the Day: A House Made Entirely of Vintage Books - 2 views

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  • Allison Hughes on 15 Oct 11
     
    ...You can't quite do this with eBooks/eReaders.
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Enhanced E-books and the Future of Publishing - 3 views

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  • Allison Hughes on 11 Oct 11
     
    The combination of text, video, and archival media is the perfect medium for the new Jacqueline Kennedy volume
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BookRiff Launch Set for October 6 - 1 views

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  • Allison Hughes on 29 Sep 11
     
    New technology allowing users to create their own Commonplace Book: BookRiff, a Vancouver-based company that promises to allow consumers to mix print content and create their own books and e-books, is scheduled to launch Oct. 6.
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