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Trashing the Textbook Saves Money, Costs Time

eSchool News finally revealed their top education technology story of 2009 and the winner is (drum roll please …) “Digital textbooks open a new chapter in the history of U.S. education.”
Considering Kindle was the #1 bestselling produce on Amazon this Christmas season, it looks like the eBook phenomenon is no passing fad. Skeptics who groused [...]

Your Brain on E-Books

Working with books, I’m very curious about people’s interest in e-books. I like to take informal polls whenever the subject comes up, and I usually ask the simple question, “Do you want a Kindle?” It’s enough to spark quite a conversation. I enjoy hearing the reasons people do or do not want an e-reader. There [...]

Digital Textbooks – An Economical Option?

Last week the state of California released a list of 10 free digital text books that meet state standards for science and math. The California government is suggesting that using free digital text books is a way for schools to save money during these times of deep budgetary cuts. But is it? Many schools are [...]