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Old 09-30-2012, 04:30 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by 6charlong View Post
Teleread recently published a blog post about the creation of an Open Source library of lower division college textbooks.

California is the leader again, innovating a means for college students to hold down some college costs. Important to note that due to the nature of the licensing the textbooks will be available for anyone to use. A provision is put on these licenses so that print versions of the books must be available for no more than $20.

http://www.teleread.com/

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2...rce-textbooks/

https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/34288
Great idea. It should apply to grades K through 12 as well.
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