The general process behind creating these interactive ebooks is pretty basic; however, there are certain features and tips teachers need to pay heed to in order to tap into its full potential. The tutorials below are made for this purpose.…
Now E-Textbooks Can Report Back on Students’ Reading Habits
Data mining is creeping into every aspect of student life—classrooms, advising, socializing. Now it’s hitting textbooks, too.
How To Get Free Kindle Books
We came across a great site that offers free Kindle books. One Hundred Free Books offers exactly what it says it does – A hundred books for your Kindle that you can download for free.
http://edudemic.com/2012/11/how-to-get-free-books-for-your-kindle/…
Study Uncovers Why Students Buy Digital vs Paper Textbooks
Over 75% of US students regularly choose not to buy the textbooks their professors require, a recent student survey has revealed.
http://edudemic.com/2012/09/study-uncovers-why-students-buy-digital-vs-paper-textbooks/…
13 Websites That Offer Free eBooks for Teachers
Are you looking for a way to save you and your students some money? If you’re not against going digital, try perusing these 13 websites for free electronic versions of the books you teach in class. On average, using one …
10 Reasons Why Students Aren’t Using eTextbooks
When e-textbooks were first introduced, they were supposed to be the wave of the future. But they haven’t taken off quite as expected: according to market research firm Student Monitor, only about 11% of college students have bought e-textbooks. Here, …
The 10 Best Sites To Rent Or Buy College TextBooks Cheaply
Today’s generation just has to type in a URL and hey presto, there are more than a dozen sites plying cheap textbooks for sale or rent. Most of these sites are US only.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/sites-college-textbooks-cheap-rent-buy/…
Textbook-free schools share experiences, insights
Schools using one-to-one laptop programs and iPad-based curriculum address their challenges.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/09/07/textbook-free-schools-share-experiences-insights/…
Khan Academy Integrates With Digital Textbooks
E-textbook maker Kno announced Monday that it will integrate thousands of tutorial videos from Khan Academy into its books.
1 in 4 College Textbooks Will Be Digital By 2015
According to the latest report by the social learning platform Xplana, we have reached the tipping point for e-textbooks, and the company predicts that in the next five years digital textbook sales will surpass 25% of sales for the higher …
20 Best Websites To Download Free EBooks
Reading is the simplest way for human to derive and constructing meaning in order to gain a particular knowledge from a source. Here are 20 websites that allow you to download eBooks for free.
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/20-best-websites-to-download-free-e-books/
Mobile Trends, E-books, and the Web
Good brief analysis, with figures, on mobile learning. “The bottom line is that the mobile market continues to grow explosively, and along with it come the growth of certain activities. One old-school activity that remains popular is texting. “
http://blog.xplana.com/2010/08/mobile-trends-e-books-and-the-web/