Some interesting developments coming in the eTextbook, eReader spaces. Will students appreciate less expensive books that can be views on a good quality electronic device? Maybe. But watch for the digital rights management stuff — I’d expect to be able to get the text and read it on my kindle or my computer or perhaps even my iPhone. An attempt to try to enforce too much control will just send them to file downloading services — learn from the music industry’s mistakes, please!
Wired Campus: College Bookstores Move to Put Electronic Textbooks on Their Shelves – Chronicle.com
It will now be easier for students to find electronic versions of textbooks at several college bookstores, thanks to a new partnership between textbook publishers and an association of college booksellers. But will students choose the paperless option?
Amazon to Launch Kindle for Textbooks – WSJ.com
Amazon.comInc. on Wednesday plans to unveil a new version of its Kindle e-book reader with a larger screen and other features designed to appeal to periodical and academic textbook publishers, according to people familiar with the matter.
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