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In The Public Interest : Open Textbooks and the Tech-Friendly Generation

Sarah Sather | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sarah Sather

This September I entered my first year at the University of Montana, Missoula. Along with all the typical freshman year excitement of orientation and ...

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Florida Initiative Offers Free Textbooks Online

sun-sentinel.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Looking for a bargain on those expensive college textbooks? How does free sound? A new state initiative called Orange Grove Texts Plus will provide...

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Why I Love Open Educational Resources!

Jim Fruchterman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Fruchterman

For people who can't afford educational materials, Open Educational Resources let them better use their limited resources. And for those who learn differently, there's the chance to see a topic in a completely different way.

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Digital Textbooks, Real Gains for Education

Lisa Petrides | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lisa Petrides

Governor Schwarzenegger has a plan to make California the first state in the nation to provide its schools with free digital textbooks.

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Textbook Downloads -- Green or Not?

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 05.25.2011

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Josie Garthwaite

Four years' worth of college textbooks use the paper equivalent of yields from at least six 40-foot trees.

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