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Professor starts eText company to electrify textbook field

April 18, 2012April 17, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

M. Ryan Haley, a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh economics professor, has started a company he hopes will undercut the academic textbook publishing industry and help college students save a…

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Community colleges take a closer look at eBooks

February 27, 2012February 27, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

Major universities aren't the only schools testing the eBook market. Tarrant County College (TCC) in Texas is the latest small campus to study whether a shift to digital…

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eBook pilot could save college students a ‘huge amount of money’

November 20, 2012January 25, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

The University of Wisconsin (UW) Madison campus and five other major universities announced plans this week to try buying electronic textbooks in bulk, an experiment that officials say…

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Online book-rental business evolves from college experiment to full-time venture

September 8, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Some may call it "Netflix for textbooks," but what David Comisford really wants to call his new venture is "successful."

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Viewpoint: Digital learning tools fulfilling their promise

July 29, 2010July 27, 2010 by By William L. Hoover

A new generation of education technology coming to market has finally succeeded in addressing many of the issues that once made eBooks and other digital tools so frustrating…

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Vendors link e-textbook content with LMS software

May 24, 2010May 21, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

As digital textbooks become more common on higher-ed campuses, providers are making it easy for professors to share textbook notes and resources with students through their class learning…

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Online textbooks let students share notes across the globe

May 4, 2010May 3, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Florida State College at Jacksonville faculty have created 20 electronic textbooks that are accessible on a free online platform that lets students take notes in the margins, search…

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Virtual Symposium examines worldwide growth of online access

April 22, 2010April 22, 2010 by By Rebecca Clothey

Distance learning, open courseware, eBooks, wikis, and many other innovative technologies have forever affected education by connecting any topic in any discipline to any learner in any place.…

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Ohio bill calls for electronic versions of textbooks

March 25, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Saying they could save more than 50 percent off the cost of textbooks, some House Democrats want to give Ohio college students the chance to trade in their…

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Amazon threatens eBook publishers as Apple looms

March 18, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

As Apple builds its electronic bookstore, Amazon.com is trying to use its clout to hold on to its early lead in the market, reports the New York Times.

Professor starts eText company to electrify textbook field

Community colleges take a closer look at eBooks

eBook pilot could save college students a ‘huge amount of money’

Online book-rental business evolves from college experiment to full-time venture

Viewpoint: Digital learning tools fulfilling their promise

Vendors link e-textbook content with LMS software

Virtual Symposium examines worldwide growth of online access

Ohio bill calls for electronic versions of textbooks

Amazon threatens eBook publishers as Apple looms

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Nation’s Premier Collegiate Honor Society Inducts Talethia Jean Nevaeh Gray-Nance Into Membership

How Does Higher Education Procurement Work?

Abbey Road Institute Opens State-of-the-Art Campus in Los Angeles

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