Microsoft invests in Nook
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Apr 30, 2012
Add another player to the digital textbook market. Microsoft announced at $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble's Nook reader.
An unlikely partnership to build the e-textbook business
Heidi N. Moore Apr 30, 2012
When you think ebooks, the iPad and the Kindle come to mind -- not Microsoft Windows. But Microsoft's been losing enough ground in tablets and e-readers that today it's decided to spend $300 million to invest in Barnes & Noble's Nook digital-book business.
Apple’s new textbook program seems to be going well
John Moe Jan 23, 2012
What's your book going to be about? I'm thinking a zombie-kangaroo-road-trip thingy will sell well.
What grade do e-textbooks get? Incomplete
John Moe Jan 19, 2012
Apple prepares to step into murky waters.
Are classrooms prepared for e-textbooks?
Eve Troeh Jan 19, 2012
Apple is expected to announce its entry into the world of e-textbooks. But how have digital textbooks fared in the classroom so far?
Bye-bye big backpacks?
Marc Sanchez Jan 12, 2012
An Apple event next week. Commence mouth foaming, nerds.
Textbooks just became cheaper and more social
John Moe Aug 10, 2011
A company called Kno has been distributing iPad versions of college textbooks since June. The company says it has 100,000 textbooks digitized and...
Fewer textbooks to carry with Kindle?
Richard Core Aug 25, 2008
The ARS Technica website has a report that Amazon may enter the college textbook market with a new version of its Kindle electronic reading device....
Open-source textbooks
Dalasie Michaelis Aug 18, 2008
In response to rising textbook prices, some academics are writing their own textbooks -- for free. From an article in the Los Angeles Times:...
