Rumors that Amazon will introduce a wide-format Kindle have the news media and bloggers speculating about whether the new gadget will spark an electronic-textbook revolution and lighten backpacks nationwide. Full Story »
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The reporter explains well what is at stake for the college textbook industry (both print and digital) with Amazon and the new Kindle's partnership with select universities. Informative -- the article includes detailed facts about the transition from print to digital textbooks and various efforts supporting it.
Publishers have already set up a digital store meant to serve as the iTunes of e-textbooks, and it has been slow to catch on. The online store, called CourseSmart, was ... More »
Publishers are eager to go digital in hopes of eliminating the used-book market, as buyers are prohibited from reselling electronic books, argues Albert N. Greco. a ... More »
What the textbook industry needs is the equivalent of an iTunes store for e-books, say some experts, who note that sales of digital music never took off until Apple created ... More »
Informative. I felt that some quotes could have been added . I would have liked to know more about the digital books. Would they be like text books in almost every way? How much would they cost?
Uh...we have digital textbooks they are called lap tops. I am fighting against technolgy taking over the world. I mean what if my textbook "crashed" ... More »
Not really, but it doesn't need to be. It is merely speculating on rumors about the prospects for the next version of the Kindle, specifically how it might become the replacement for the traditional textbook, and what the ramifications might be to publishers and consumers.
I'm not sold on the Kindle as a perfect ebook reader either, but the report out interview a few people who have used it successfully.