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"Because the printed book is such a perfect technology, print books will surely continue to be produced and purchased, especially for leisure reading. But the time has come for greater use of e-textbooks for educational purposes. Efforts should be made to overcome the remaining obstacles to their broad acceptance." Editorial by Bonita Wilson, CNRI.
Filed Under: [eBooks • Text Books]
Posted on 03 Nov 2009 around 7pm
"School librarians are increasingly teaching digital skills, but they often become the first casualties of budget crunches.
Read the whole thing here from NYT > Education
Filed Under: [Education • Text Books]
Posted on 17 Feb 2009 around 9pm
Ithaka has released University Publishing in a Digital Age by Laura Brown, Rebecca Griffiths, and Matthew Rascoff (preface by Kevin Guthrie).
Filed Under: [Publishing • Education • Text Books]
Posted on 28 Jul 2007 around 8pm
A recent survey commissioned by ebrary who operate in the library and publishing sectors, has found users of e-books don’t rely on Google to search for content. They received responses from 552 individual libraries, the majority of which were academic...
Filed Under: [Education • Text Books]
Posted on 23 Jun 2007 around 10am
Reed Elsevier announced this morning that it is looking for a buyer for Harcourt Education, which the company acquired six years ago as part of its $4.5-billion acquisition of Harcourt General.
Sourced at Publisher's Weekly Latest News
Filed Under: [Publishers • Text Books]
Posted on 16 Feb 2007 around 9pm
In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that could affect thousands of college students who think they are overcharged for textbooks, two Daytona Beach Community College students have sued the nation's largest collegiate-bookstore chain and their school.
Filed Under: [Education • News • Text Books]
Posted on 26 Nov 2006 around 11am
Unauthorized copies of foreign textbooks have been banned from Chinese universities in a move to protect intellectual property rights (IPR).
Sourced at People's Daily Online
Filed Under: [China • Text Books]
Posted on 13 Nov 2006 around 10pm
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