[FM Discuss] free textbooks

[adam hyde]

hi,

Just saw this (posted via wikibooks list):

bcrowell writes "The LA Times has a front-page article about how
open-source college textbooks are starting to gain traction. One author
says, 'I couldn't continue assigning idiotic books that are starting to
break $200,' and describes attempts by commercial publishers to bribe
faculty to use their books. The Cal State system has started a Digital
Marketplace to help faculty find out about their options for free and
non-free digital textbooks, and the student group PIRG has collected
1200 faculty signatures on a statement of support for open textbooks." 


http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/19/1316227&from=rss

adam


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