Pressing Beyond E-Books
Some university presses are looking to apps and other digital add-ons to keep regional editions selling.SOURCE: Inside Higher EdRead the Full Article
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Is the iPad Ready To Replace the Printed Textbook?
After trying out the Apple iPad for a short period–about three weeks–three out of four college freshmen said they’d be willing to purchase an Apple iPad personally if at least half of the textbooks they used during their college career were available digitally, according to the results of a classroom poll at Abilene Christian University. […]
Libraries’ Digital Direction
PHILADELPHIA — Most college library directors would order print books removed from the library if there was a robust and trustworthy way to provide access to electronic versions, according to a new study released today by the nonprofit Ithaka S+R. SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed Read the Full Article
Signs of a Significant Disruption in the Traditional Textbook Model
Thomas Friedman wrote a column in the December 18, 2008 issue of the New York Times in which he gave advice to the car companies. Friedman was saying that the car companies were giving the public what they wanted, but that was their problem. Read the Full ArticleSource: T.H.E. Journal
Classroom Information Needs: Search Analysis from a Digital Library for Educators
Educational digital libraries are sources of innovative teaching resources in schools. All too often, digital library developers create collections of resources in the absence of rigorous examinations of educator and learner needs. The literature surrounding teacher development suggests that teachers have very specific information needs relating to mastering the curriculum content and the behavioral structure […]
Toward an All E-Textbook Campus
Many colleges are experimenting with e-textbooks these days. But at Northwest Missouri State University, President Dean L. Hubbard hopes they’ll be an e-book only campus (or close to it) soon — as soon as the market will allow it. “We’ll move as fast as the industry moves and they’re moving very rapidly,†Hubbard says. Read […]
University offers most textbooks electronically
Officials at Northwest Missouri State University are looking to save students’ backs and wallets as they begin replacing traditional textbooks with electronic versions, reports the Jefferson City News Tribune. Read the Full Article
Amazon Aims at Content Delivery
Amazon has become a major player in cloud computing in recent years. Many Web startups have come to rely on its pay-as-you-go hosting and computing services rather than investing in costly and complex infrastructure of their own. The newest offering from Amazon Web Services, called Cloudfront, may provide insight into Amazon’s long-term business model. Read […]
Google to Digitize Newspaper Archives
SAN FRANCISCO — Google has begun scanning microfilm from some newspapers’ historic archives to make them searchable online, first through Google News and eventually on the papers’ own Web sites, the company said Monday.Read the Full Article
Interest in E-Textbooks at the College Level Accelerates, Says Simba Information’s “College Publishing Market Forecast 2008-2009”
STAMFORD, CT, Aug 21, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — Although new and used textbooks dominate the higher education instructional materials scene, the rising trend is in multimedia tools — particularly for homework assistance and assessment, according to “College Publishing Market Forecast 2008-2009,” the latest report from media industry forecast and analysis firm Simba Information. […]
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