Apps to save money on textbooks, apps to replace the paper textbook, and a new service to allow people to write their own apps. An iTouch or iPhone is starting to look more and more like the must-have college accessory.
Back to School: Apps Every College Student Should Try
BigWords is a site and iPhone app that source a slew of online retailers to get students the cheapest possible textbooks, taking the legwork out of online comparison shopping. Students (or textbook-shopping parents and guardians) can also share “bookbags” with others, and the site claims an average $225 savings on multi-item orders.
Internet Evolution – Alan Reiter’s Wireless Web World – iPhone E-Textbooks: A Promising Beginning
CourseSmart has started offering complete versions of paper textbooks for Apple iPhones and iPod Touches for free (in one sense). It’s a great idea, but the implementation needs to evolve.
Build Your Own iPhone App with New Service from Sweb Apps
A company called Sweb Apps has just launched a new service which lets anyone build iPhone apps, even if you don’t have a technical background… Next year, the company also plans to launch app builders for other mobile platforms including Android, Blackberry, and Palm Pre.
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