Tuesday, May 03, 2011

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News6 new results for college textbooks
Kindle so-so for students, UW study concludes
The Seattle Times (blog)
College textbooks are a holy grail for the electronic book industry, but apparently they still have a ways to go, based on the UW study, conducted during the 2009-2010 school year. "There is no e-reader that supports what we found these students doing ...
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Bucking the e-book trend
BBC News (blog)
Chegg is the leading book-renter in the industry and has been dubbed the Netflix of college textbooks. Its chief executive officer Dan Rosensweig says that, for students, accessing information in what might be regarded "the old fashioned' way is all ...
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BBC News (blog)
Students encouraged to avoid textbook buyback scams
The Daily Titan
By Heather Houghton While the end of the semester looms and students look forward to the extra cash gained by selling their textbooks, many college students look back on bad experiences with selling their books to companies outside of school. ...
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E-books taking over on campus
WSU Guardian
Not only are e-textbooks beneficial to students, but college faculty may find them valuable as well due to the different benefits available to them such as evaluation, comprehensive content, accessibility and student support. ...
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New Educational Apps of the Month
MindShift
One of the largest providers of digital content, the CourseSmart app gives Android users access to an in-app bookstore containing about 90% of all required college textbooks. (Free, Android, College)
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Sharing, borrowing and bartering go high-tech
msnbc.com
Chegg: Which came first, expensive college textbooks or burdensome student debt? No matter. Chegg resolved this chicken-or-egg question — and also got its company name — by hatching a cost-saving answer. Chegg rents textbooks for just the amount of ...
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