jkOnTheRun (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
I am happy to hear that one of the major universities in my home state is going to get on the ebook bandwagon. The University of Texas will begin a test using digital ebooks in place of those expensive dead-tree versions. Students will pay $25 - $40 for the digital...
Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Longhorns will soon be reading phosphors instead of ink as college bookstores and textbook publishers anticipate the digital transition. Read More...
Incremental Blogger (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
The University of Texas is going to start experimenting with low-cost electronic textbooks that students can download to their computers. Sounds like an excellent idea. One goal is to lower costs, which are way out of hand in the acedemic world. This is true for textbooks. This is true for academic proceedings. This is true [...]
SitePoint Blogs (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Digital textbooks could potentially save cash-strapped college students hundreds of dollars per year, but not many institutes of higher education have so far offered them as a viable option. That's why it is encouraging to see a major US university trial the use of e-textbooks on campus.
