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Learn about digital textbooks and digital textbook rentals. We cover all of the latest trends in the industry and how digital has disrupted traditional print.

School Board wants to Ban a Muppet Book in Wisconsin

A Wisconsin school board member wants to ban a book written by…

Advancing Education: the eBook Revolution

Education is always changing, but the one thing that doesn’t seem to…

Universities are getting overwhelmed with Amazon Prime Packages

Students are back in university and college for the semester and they…

Are Texbook Publishers Screwing Authors over Royalties?

The US textbook industry is currently valued at over $7 billion dollars…

Should there be a e-Book VAT Exemption for Schools in Europe?

Selling e-books in Europe is challenging, since the VAT rules keep changing.…

Textbook Prices Have Increased 1,041% Since 1977

Your child might be attending college or university for the first time…

Amazon to Create e-Book Marketplace for New York Schools

The New York City Department of Education is about to approve a…

Barnes and Noble to Form a New Education Company August 2nd

The Barnes and Noble board of directors has approved the spin off…

Is Digital Making Us Dumber?

Since the most recent advent of digital reading and ebook proliferation, the…

The Sad Joke That Is the 2015 Hugo Awards

Imagine working your tail off to become a writer, to hone your…

Amazon’s Whispercast Update Meets the Needs of K12 Classrooms

FULL DISCLOSURE: I was a classroom teacher for almost twenty years, the…

Off the Page: Age-Appropriate eBooks for Readers with Obstacles

Having been a teacher of at-risk high school students, I’m going to…

Amazon Textbook Creator Now Supports Enhanced Media

Amazon has enhanced their Texbook Creator app with the ability to embed…

Trajectory’s New Publishing Agreements Bring eBooks to Chinese Smartphones

A new agreement announced ahead of this year’s London Book Fair just…

Does Agency Pricing Hurt Reading Consumers?

The publishing world is still rebounding from the effects of the DoJ…

Cengage Learning, EveryLibrary Partner on Awareness Campaign

It’s no secret that libraries need all the help they can get,…