[FM Discuss] More funding possibilities

[Edward Cherlin]

Hewlett Foundation on the Liberation of textbooks
http://www.hewlett.org/news/the-liberation-of-textbooks
October 2009

"A lot of professors who bought back rights from their publishers say
they have gotten all kinds of comments on how to improve their books
that became open texts," Baker says. "It's made the books much better,
and the authors would admit they learned more about how to improve
their texts in one year open than they learned in fifteen years with
all rights reserved. And since they are not dealing with print, they
can make the changes on the fly.''

It seems likely that the movement will continue to spread.

In May, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the
first-in-the-nation initiative to vet open textbooks for use in
California's public schools. And earlier this year, U.S. Senator
Richard Durbin of Illinois introduced federal legislation that would
provide grants to support textbook authors who want to make their work
available as open textbooks.
--
Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin
Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation.
The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination.
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