College costs have risen by as much as 1200% in the past three decades, as tuition, books, housing, and miscellaneous fees have all skyrocketed. Those increases are coupled with shrinking incomes, at least from the standpoint of wages typically not mirroring increased inflation over the years. While a number of sources can offer prospective students a little financial relief … [Read more...] about Textbook Rentals Tackle Skyrocketing Costs
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Chegg Stock Sale Is Good News for Digital Textbooks
Digital textbook rental company Chegg announced some time ago that they were taking the company public and inviting investors to come on board. While that's a fairly common business strategy, joined recently by companies like social media giant Twitter, the current status of the stock sale is a positive sign for where the public and publishing industries are taking digital … [Read more...] about Chegg Stock Sale Is Good News for Digital Textbooks
Chegg Offers Subscription-Based Textbook Rentals to College Students
A significant number of startups have tried--and for the most part, failed--to entice readers and publishers with a Netflix-style subscription model for reading. Users would pay a monthly fee or adhere to the freemium model of ads within the texts in order to get to read; the publishers would then receive compensation for the books that were consumed during that month, either … [Read more...] about Chegg Offers Subscription-Based Textbook Rentals to College Students
Coursera Revolutionizes Online Learning, Online Textbooks
Online educational provider Coursera was developed through partnerships with more than sixty universities, allowing the company to provide high-quality instruction from world-class speakers and experts. Now, Coursera is working on bringing educational materials to its students via the Chegg e-reader platform at a more affordable price structure. Through agreements with top … [Read more...] about Coursera Revolutionizes Online Learning, Online Textbooks