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
CourseSmart: Results of a Two-Year Digital Textbook Study
CourseSmart, a leading supplier of e-textbooks for higher education, shared the results of a two-year study on the use of digital textbooks which had been commissioned by Alternative Media Access Center (AMAC) and AccessText Network (ATN) following a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). The study tracked the reactions of 1,185 higher … [Read more...] about CourseSmart: Results of a Two-Year Digital Textbook Study