(Sify News, March 10. 2010) Encyclopaedia Britannica textbooks and an online study module will hit Indian schools from April 2010 in four subjects - computer science, mathematics, environmental studies and general knowledge, says its president Jorge Cauz.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica textbooks to hit Indian schools
Law that takes effect in july aimed at controlling textbook costs
(Pittsburgh Tribune, March 8, 2010) University of Pittsburgh biology major Zach Miller plunked down well over $400 for the three textbooks he needed for the spring term.
If he can't sell the books when he's done with them, he'll probably throw them away.
Textbooks That Professors Can Rewrite Digitally
(The New York Times, February 21, 2010) Readers can modify content on the Web, so why not in books?
Vidyo Launches “VidyoCampus” Program for Higher Education
(Business Wire, February 17, 2010) HACKENSACK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vidyo®, Inc., the first company to deliver personal telepresence, today introduced the first affordable HD video conferencing and collaboration system to enable all members of a University community to communicate and collaborate quickly and naturally in HD quality via the Intern
Chegg Warns Rival BookRenter.com It Owns The Trademark To Being No. 1
(Washington Post, February 1, 2010) Who exactly is the market leader in textbook rentals is no longer just an academic debate. Online textbook rental service Chegg recently sent its rival BookRenter.co a lawyer letter (embedded below) demanding that it stop using the phrase "#1 In Textbook Rentals" on its Website.
McGraw-Hill CEO Confirms Apple Tablet, iPhone OS Based, Going to Be "Terrific"
JitterBook Selects Parago to Provide Visa(R) Prepaid Cards to Students Trading in Textbooks
(PR Newswire, January 25, 2010) JitterBook (www.JitterBook.com), which reinvented the way that students buy and sell textbooks, has introduced one more convenience to its program.
Apple Sees New Money in Old Media
(Wall Street Journal, January 21, 2009) With the new tablet device that is debuting next week, Apple Inc.
Orbis Education Lands $8 Million in Venture Capital
(Indianapolis Business Journal, January 19. 2010) A Silicon Valley venture capital firm has invested $8 million in Orbis Education, a locally based maker of nursing-education software.
Menlo Park, Calif.-based Lightspeed Venture Partners engineered the capital infusion in late December to help Orbis expand its nursing-education programs. Orbis announced the deal today.
Pearson Unveils Green Shoots at Pink Paper
(The Times, January 19, 2010) Pearson, the publisher of the Financial Times and of Penguin books, today edged up its forecast for full-year earnings and said it had seen signs of a long-awaited recovery at its three most recession-hit businesses.