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drjenkins · 07-17-2019, 11:52 AM

I just saw this on Slashdot:

Pearson Ditches Print Textbooks For College Students in Digital-First Strategy

They claim that switching focus from updating and printing paper textbooks to keeping digital products current will save them money and reduce the cost to students. They claim that their ebook prices range from about $40-$80 while paper editions can run $200-$300.

We are well into the 21st century, it is about time that textbooks finally catch up with the late 20th century.

07-17-2019, 11:52 AM	#1
drjenkins Addict Posts: 250 Karma: 1702156 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle Voyage	Pearson Replacing Print Textbooks with Digital For College Students I just saw this on Slashdot: Pearson Ditches Print Textbooks For College Students in Digital-First Strategy They claim that switching focus from updating and printing paper textbooks to keeping digital products current will save them money and reduce the cost to students. They claim that their ebook prices range from about $40-$80 while paper editions can run $200-$300. We are well into the 21st century, it is about time that textbooks finally catch up with the late 20th century.