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Electronic books now come in snack sizes
Who has time to read a whole book anymore? That’s the thinking behind a new publishing venture by the FT Press, a unit of Pearson, which has introduced two series of short, digital-only titles for...
February 8 2010 / Read More »Web not yet the answer to college textbook costs
Most students still prefer print to digital textbooks, and even if they didn't, college campuses so far have made very few titles available online, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. ...
February 8 2010 / Read More »U.S. House passes cyber-security scholarship bill
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a cyber-security bill that calls for beefing up training, education, research, and coordination so the government can better prepare to deal with cyber attacks, CNET reports. ...
February 5 2010 / Read More »Industry lobbying imperils overhaul of student loans
Four months ago, it appeared all but certain that the White House and Democrats in Congress would succeed in overhauling the student loan business and ending government subsidies to private lenders. But an aggressive lobbying...
February 5 2010 / Read More »Congressional Democrats challenge Comcast, NBC on merger
Congressional Democrats on Feb. 4 challenged executives from Comcast Corp. and NBC Universal to show that the cable TV operator's plan to take control of the entertainment company won't hurt consumers and rivals, reports the...
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Stanford affirms support for Google Book Search »
The U.S. Justice Department’s concerns about Google Book Search persist, but not everyone shares those concerns: Stanford University last week affirmed its support of...
Feb 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »Feds still troubled by Google Books deal »
The U.S. Justice Department still thinks a proposal to give Google the digital rights to millions of hard-to-find books threatens to stifle competition and...
Feb 5 2010 / No comment / Read More »Microsoft opens its cloud to researchers »
Researchers have until March 15 to submit proposals to the National Science Foundation that would grant access to Microsoft’s massive cloud-computing power for three...
Feb 5 2010 / No comment / Read More »Experts split: Are FY11 student aid increases enough? »
President Obama’s fiscal year 2011 budget includes $156 billion in student aid, a second consecutive increase in Pell Grant funds, and a lower cap...
Feb 5 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »Social media use on the rise, but fewer young people are blogging »
The use of social-networking web sites among young Americans continues to climb—but fewer teens and young adults are blogging now than four years ago,...
Feb 4 2010 / No comment / Read More »Students use iPods, iPhones to grade Obama’s address »
It's the stuff that makes political pollsters salivate: 30 Abilene Christian University students used iPhones and iPod Touches to respond to President Obama's Jan....
Feb 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »Spike in online enrollment not surprising to many »
The 2009 Sloan-C report on online education confirmed what campus officials have seen during the country’s economic downturn: Americans are flocking to web-based classes....
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