Textbooks

Source: www.msnbc.msn.com --- 33 days ago
Some parents in Lyon County are concerned that their children's high school Textbooks are in terrible condition. ...

Source: www.wired.com --- 34 days ago
A small, digital book startup thinks it has a solution to the age-old student lament: overpriced Textbooks that have little value when the course is over. The answer? Make them open source -- and give them away. ...

Source: childparenting.about.com --- 34 days ago
A great idea, I think, is to find out the names of the publishers of your child's Textbooks then find the enrichment activities that are available from the publisher's Web site. ...

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com --- 28 days ago
The NCERT is providing financial support of Rs 10 lakh to each state for adopting its syllabus. ...

Source: toc.oreilly.com --- 29 days ago
Alex Reid says digital textbook publishers are targeting the wrong customer: it's not about students -- they don't like Textbooks in any format -- it's about professors . From Digital Digs: The person you need to sell is the professor. S/he's the one who orders the book. Then it's up to the professor to explain to the students why they need to use the text. If professors say they're not using a digital textbook b/c students say they don't like them, ask them why they use any text at all. I defy anyone to find a single textbook that a student body would say they would choose to read. ( Via the Reading 2.0 list ) Related Stories: Seattle P-I: "New version of Kindle in development & more" Survey Results: Students Rely on Digital Tools for Research Open Source Textbook Adoption Grows ...

Source: toc.oreilly.com --- 32 days ago
Alex Reid says digital textbook publishers are targeting the wrong customer: it's not about students -- they don't like Textbooks in any format -- it's about professors . From Digital Digs: The person you need to sell is the professor. S/he's the one who orders the book. Then it's up to the professor to explain to the students why they need to use the text. If professors say they're not using a digital textbook b/c students say they don't like them, ask them why they use any text at all. I defy anyone to find a single textbook that a student body would say they would choose to read. ( Via the Reading 2.0 list ) Related Stories: Seattle P-I: "New version of Kindle in development & more" Survey Results: Students Rely on Digital Tools for Research Open Source Textbook Adoption Grows ...

Source: www.internetnews.com --- 4 hours ago
Frustrated with exorbitant prices and publishing politics, Columbia marketing professor planning to offer electronic version of textbook for free. ...

Source: talk.collegeconfidential.com --- 5 days ago
Can anyone recommend a good place to sell new and used Textbooks online for the original price or close to it? I misread at my college bookstore that return date is the 20th not the 30th. Now I am kinda screwed unless I find a place to sell. :( ...

Source: www.indystar.com --- 4 days ago
For Indiana's State Board of Education, approving the list of Textbooks for schools statewide is usually a routine matter. Then they read the books. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 2 days ago
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Source: www.detnews.com --- 32 days ago
The annual college textbook rush has started, a time of reckoning for many students who will struggle to cover eye-popping costs of $128, $156, even $198 a volume. ...

Source: forums.studentdoctor.net --- 28 days ago
Hey all, After four years of medical school, I've developed an OCD for highlighting all my Textbooks, study guides, and notes. During college I highlighted very little since we were tested mostly on "big picture" things. Now, I can't help... ...

Source: connect.educause.edu --- 29 days ago
A new survey of students found that about a quarter of them reported hunting for an illegal copy of a textbook from pirate Web sites. The survey was small—only about 500 students from two colleges—but it is one of several indicators that downloading unauthorized Textbooks is becoming commonplace at college campuses. ...

Source: www.jacksonville.com --- 32 days ago
If you think filling up your gas tank flattens your wallet, try buying college Textbooks. Every year, college students shell out about $900 on average to pay for books that some of them might never read. School officials point to used books as a less expensive option. ...

Source: www.southcoasttoday.com --- 4 days ago
The need for computers and school librarians in the Dartmouth school system is critical, as is a strong and inclusive preschool-to-Grade-12 literacy program. (It should not be halted at Grade 5.) The use of Textbooks in the classic sense, however, is... ...

Source: www2.ljworld.com --- 34 days ago
One week into classes at Kansas University, Nick McCoy has spent around $800 on books. “You need money to do stuff. You need money to go out,” the Overland Park junior said. “But you’ve got to pay for Textbooks first. You can’t just show up without the Textbooks.” McCoy isn’t alone. Many students still feel the pressure of expensive Textbooks. ...

Source: www.lisnews.org --- 32 days ago
Hugely expensive Textbooks have helped fuel an online black market, where students are downloading books from file-sharing Web sites for free. Katie Macpherson reports. Story on Marketplace from American Public Media ...

Source: mhe.gjsentinel.com --- 33 days ago
So after spending an arm and leg to pay tuition, it seems that I might as well sell my kidneys to pay for Textbooks this year. I mean honestly, the price increase for the new edition Textbooks is vile. In my opinion, the blame lies in two places. The first of them being the publishers of [...] ...

Source: www.buysellcommunity.com --- 14 hours ago
The cheapest Textbooks at MyTextbookSpace! Cheap Textbooks! Used Textbooks! New Textbooks! MyTextbookSpace! ...

Source: www.theheraldbulletin.com --- 4 days ago
INDIANAPOLIS — The state Board of Education says it recently discovered what students yawning through social studies class may already know — their Textbooks are boring. ...