Free Online Textbooks

Anyone who has attended, or is in the process of attending, a university or college knows just how expensive textbooks can be. Textbooks can literally cost a small fortune. Most students don’t have the time, ability, resources, etc. available to hold a traditional job, and many of them are simply...

As I mentioned in my previous blog post, we are starting to see a fair amount of established textbook companies partner with newer tech startups. I’d imagine these publishers realize digital learning is quickly becoming a classroom reality, so they are looking for partners to handle the innovative...

In my daily browsing I came across an article on MSN by Liz Weston. In this article, she brings up some really good points about the textbook publishing model as a whole. What I found particularly interesting was her statements about textbooks STILL being fairly expensive essentially due to the...

I’m surprised that it took me a few weeks to hear about this GREAT news coming out of Sacramento, California. As we’ve discussed a few times before, Kno is an educational software company that is truly “walking the walk” in terms of getting interactive online educational material in the hands of as...

Most people are aware that South Korea is an industry-leader in modern technological advancements and implementation. South Korea has taken their innovative spirit directly to the classroom in an effort to provide reliable and convenient access to textbook materials in a digital format. SK’s...

When I first read the press release by Pearson discussing their new “learning management system” – called OpenClass – I found myself both excited and doubtful at the same time. Excited because new learning technologies are needed so desperately in today’s academics, but I worried whether or...

Oak Harbor School District in Washington is facing unfortunate stalls in replacing old, outdated textbooks. The school district, like so many others across the nation, has been experiencing widespread budget cuts due to federal and state legislation. Now the decisions made by those higher up are...

Santa Monica College students may be receiving new textbooks for their library’s reserve soon! A great article at The Corsair documents how an A.S. (Associated Students) board meeting heard a proposal by the school’s Director of Instructional Support, Marco Vivero, about the possibility of buying...

The Encinitas Union School District (in California) is taking exciting new steps for students, with a proposal pushing for new technology in the classroom. The school district plans on introducing iPads to grade schoolers throughout the next couple months. “The trustees said they were excited about...

John Wiley & Sons is a publishing company that offers materials covering a wide array of topics, catering to a myriad of readers. From Charles Wiley’s small print shop for law materials in lower Manhattan in the year 1807, the company has expanded to what is now a global leader in producing and...

All over the world, technology has replaced or is currently replacing a wide variety of the way we used to do things. Even the way college students purchase and use their textbooks has been “advanced” in numerous ways. There are now a number of ways to access student textbooks at Textbooks.com, as...

If you’re buying multiple textbooks at once, and it’s likely that you are, it’s usually cheaper to search for them together and find package deals. Juggling all those books and numbers yourself can be quite difficult, not to mention time-consuming. This is where BIGWORDS comes in. BigWords.com is a...

Bookbyte is an online store that allows students to buy and sell textbooks. Bookbyte offers a large selection of  textbook titles and they ship orders within 24 hours of purchase. Bookbyte also has a book buyback program that allows students to sell their textbooks back to Bookbyte for money, this...

Community Health Nursing is a very rewarding field in nursing that primarily focuses on public health and community improvement. A Community Health Nurse, also referred to as a Public Health Nurse, has many duties to serve the public. Promoting public health and safety is one of the most important...

With tuition prices souring, college students need a textbook website that offers textbooks at great prices. TextbooksRus.com is an online retailer that offers excellent prices on college textbooks and a wide variety of other books. High school students can find many of their assigned book titles...

Today, nearly every student in high school and college has become accustomed to using a textbook. College students have several ways that they can study. Some of which include: reading, hands-on or first hand experience, and listening . Audio textbooks are becoming the trend on many college...

There is the obvious advantage of using Campus Books, such as the convenience of ordering many textbooks online and having items shipped directly to the front door of the students. The hard reality is that things are going the way of the digital divide and CampusBooks.com offers each student the...

Readers often like to find out other books that their favorite author writes. When they want to know who publishes their authors’ books, they can look inside the cover. People who want to write fiction and nonfiction books in a variety of genres will pick out a publisher to work with. Many...

eCampus is the place for college students looking for savings. Everyone knows that going to college means big expenses and textbooks are one of the most costly items that really strain the budget. eCampus offers a host of savings to students through discounted new textbooks and a host of used...

Google Scholar is a web search engine that lists scholarly literature that includes peer reviewed online journals, full text articles or abstract, technical reports, theses, books and preprints. The Google Scholar project came to the forefront of Google developers in 2004. The user can search for...