News tagged with electronic textbooks
College e-textbooks go to class in iPhones
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 11, 2009 |
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US and Canadian college students can pack textbooks into their pockets instead of spine-bending backpacks courtesy of an iPhone application released by CourseSmart.
Future of school textbooks written in cyberspace
Jan 14, 2009 |
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Northwest Missouri State University students started spring semester classes Monday, but many aren't lugging thick textbooks around campus.
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Amazon's larger Kindle for textbooks, periodicals
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May 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. will release a larger - and more expensive - version of its Kindle electronic reading device that is geared toward periodicals and textbooks.
School textbooks have political purpose, finds study
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The simple school textbook is used by states to mould loyal citizens, according to a new study.
Amazon unveils large-screen Kindle DX
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May 06, 2009 |
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Online retail giant Amazon.com unveiled a large-screen version of its popular Kindle electronic reader on Wednesday designed for newspapers, magazines and textbooks.
Color Kindle 'multiple' years away: Amazon CEO
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May 28, 2009 |
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Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos said Thursday that the online retail giant may never reveal sales figures for the Kindle and a color version of the electronic reader is "multiple" years away.
Amazon seeks more paths for sales with new Kindle
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May 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. hopes a bigger version of its Kindle electronic reading device can be a hit, even if it's more expensive, and the company is aiming it in part at college students who are eager to ...
Amazon expected to lift wraps on large-screen Kindle
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May 04, 2009 |
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Amazon.com is widely expected to lift the wraps on a new large-screen Kindle device this week, which could be the first in a line of electronic reading devices geared toward newspapers and textbooks.
Verizon Wireless sees Kindle-type e-readers coming
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Apr 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Amazon's Kindle might soon be getting new competitors in the market for electronic-book devices.
Amazon's Kindle DX: Not the answer
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Jul 16, 2009 |
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I am holding in my hands a device that some think could be the salvation of the beleaguered newspaper industry. It's the Amazon Kindle DX, a large-screen version of Amazon's popular e-reader that's specifically ...
Kindle lightens textbook load, but flaws remain
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Oct 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- It's an experiment that has made back-to-school a little easier on the back: Amazon.com gave more than 200 college students its Kindle e-reading device this fall, loaded with digital versions of their ...
Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it
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Nov 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities say they will shun the device until Amazon changes the setup.
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