A new research report was conducted to ascertain the reading habits among children in Russia and has shown that more than half of the kids there have taken to reading ebooks. Conducted by Digital Parenting Russia and Tvidi.Ru, the survey that covered children in the 6 to 16 age group revealed that the majority (75 percent) of the students rely on ebooks for their … [Read more...] about The Majority of Kids in Russia Read eBooks
students
Brazilian “Cloud of Books” Online Library Solution For Students and Readers
Brazil may not have enough school libraries at the moment, though they surely can look up to the cloud of books they have at their disposal. The pun is intended, as it's Nuvem de Livros (which means cloud of books in local dialect) that it's being called. The brainchild of Jonas Suassuna, who hails from a business community, Nuvem de Livros is being put forward to make up for … [Read more...] about Brazilian “Cloud of Books” Online Library Solution For Students and Readers
Boundless Continues to Make College Education Affordable For Students
For the educational start up Boundless, the mission objective is simple: to provide college students with textbooks for free. No wonder it has already garnered the support of over a million loyal followers, which can easily be explained by concerns over the ever increasing costs of college textbooks, as the average estimated cost to the student is about $655 per year. While the … [Read more...] about Boundless Continues to Make College Education Affordable For Students
Micromax Launches Budget Android ICS Tablet for Students
It's raining tablets in India. No sooner had the country witnessed the launch of Android ICS tablets from HCL, handset maker Micromax is out to pamper the Indian tablet buying crowd with its Funbook tablet device. The tablet's specification presents a few contradictions. While the Funbook comes with a powerful 1.2 GHz Cortex A8 processor that operates in conjugation with a … [Read more...] about Micromax Launches Budget Android ICS Tablet for Students
Longfield Academy in UK Next to Offer iPad 2s to Students
The Apple tablet is everywhere. From flight bags in airplanes to books in school, the iPad is permeating our lives in more ways than perhaps ever conceived. These are indications of how technology is helping our lives become easier and more interesting. Longfield Academy, located in Kent, UK, is a school which is going ahead with plans to give students an iPad containing … [Read more...] about Longfield Academy in UK Next to Offer iPad 2s to Students
Dual Screen Kno Tablet priced at $899
The Kno dual screen tablet is inching closer to its launch schedule which its makers Kno have pegged to be around the end of this year though no specific launch dates have been revealed. And as a precursor to it, Kno have come out with the cost of both the single screen as well as the dual screen versions of the Kno tablet. So it will require one to have $599 and $899 to be … [Read more...] about Dual Screen Kno Tablet priced at $899
Kindle To Replace Textbooks in Schools?
An experiment to kindle interest in the Kindle e-reader was carried out at the Princeton University recently. Fifty students were selected for the experiment and textbook material for three of the courses that they were undergoing was transferred to the Kindle. The students were supposed to utilize only the Kindle for their classes. In two weeks time the kindle dwindled amongst … [Read more...] about Kindle To Replace Textbooks in Schools?