Tuesday, March 29, 2011

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News6 new results for college textbooks
Textbook Renter Chegg Becomes More Social New York Times (blog) By MIGUEL HELFT Chegg is known as the Netflix of college textbooks. The Silicon Valley start-up, which has raised more than $200 million in debt and equity, allows students to rent costly college textbooks, rather than buy them. ... See all stories on this topic »
Attention Moms:Earn money by selling your used college textbooks Education Today Your first thought may naturally be that "used textbooks cannot be sold." Guess what? They can! Your used textbooks can earn you some money to put towards your next college semester. Sounds great doesn't it? I know that moms in school, like the moms ... See all stories on this topic »





Flat World Knowledge President Speaks on the Future of Textbooks at the Center ... Pressitt (press release) Eric Frank, president and co-founder of Flat World Knowledge, the largest publisher of free and open college textbooks for students worldwide, will speak on the future of textbooks at the 40th anniversary conference of the Center for Educational ... See all stories on this topic » Pressitt (press release)
Alternatives to expensive college books in next tuition hike UNH The New Hampshire (subscription) "We don't rent textbooks here; we don't really have the facility to do so. It's a small store and it would be too confusing at checkout." Mechem added that another reason the Durham Book Exchange does not rent books is because students would have to ... See all stories on this topic »
Inkling: The tablet textbook breakthrough Fortune I had the same feeling recently when I saw an iPad app from Inkling that replicates a college textbook in a digital format. Inkling, a San Francisco startup, recently added textbook giants McGraw-Hill (MHP) and Pearson (PSO) to its roster of investors, ... See all stories on this topic »
Renting vs. buying: The changing landscape of educational tools easttennessean.com (subscription) With the recent advance in electronic book readers and the advent of tools like Nook and Kindle, many people are even beginning to wonder about the future of college textbooks. Experts are suggesting that within 10 years the college textbook could ... See all stories on this topic »