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iPad App Store has wide selection of education options

April 7, 2010April 5, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Technology experts say Apple's latest gizmo, the iPad, won't replace students' laptops, but a menu of applications will help teach the periodic table, a range of languages, and…

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Apple sells 300,000 iPads in first day

April 5, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

More than 300,000 iPads were scooped up by eager technology consumers during the device's first day on store shelves, and iPad users already have downloaded more than 1…

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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.

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Fending off the ‘digital decay’ of archived resources, bit by bit

March 16, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

As research libraries and archives are discovering, "born-digital" materials are much more complicated and costly to preserve than anticipated, reports the New York Times.

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University library sees demand for Kindles soar

March 3, 2010March 1, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

For students looking to temper sober textbook readings with a literary escape into the world of vampires and zombies, Oregon State University is loaning out Amazon Kindle electronic…

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Math of publishing meets the eBook

March 1, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

In the emerging world of e-books, many consumers assume it is only logical that publishers are saving vast amounts by not having to print or distribute paper books,…

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Princeton students, profs give Kindle mixed grades

March 8, 2010February 23, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Princeton University has released findings from its semester-long pilot of Amazon.com’s Kindle DX electronic reader, and the results appear mixed: While students reduced the amount of paper they…

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Textbooks that professors can rewrite, digitally

February 22, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

In a kind of Wikipedia of textbooks, Macmillan, one of the five largest publishers of trade books and textbooks, is introducing software called DynamicBooks, which will allow college…

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Apple and e-book DRM: Will they? Should they?

February 19, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

With Apple already firmly entrenched in the realms of digital music and video, it was only a matter of time before the company got into the future of…

iPad App Store has wide selection of education options

Apple sells 300,000 iPads in first day

Ohio bill calls for electronic versions of textbooks

Amazon threatens eBook publishers as Apple looms

Fending off the ‘digital decay’ of archived resources, bit by bit

University library sees demand for Kindles soar

Math of publishing meets the eBook

Princeton students, profs give Kindle mixed grades

Textbooks that professors can rewrite, digitally

Apple and e-book DRM: Will they? Should they?

HEA Policy Shifts Update: How Are Educational Stakeholders Responding?

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

14 Full Sail University Graduates Contributed to Oscar-Winning Projects

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