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E-books: Textbook Open Source

  • several states and countries are looking at open source textbooks, which would be free or low-cost
  • California universities to produce 50 open-source textbooks 9/28/2012
  • Amid Lawsuits From Publishers, Boundless Launches A Free, Open Alternative To Textbooks Open Educational Resources (OERs); 8/8/2012
  • Univ. of Minnesota Compiles a Database of Peer-reviewed Open Source Textbooks 5/10/2012
  • Univ. of Minn. opens up to open source textbooks 4/23/2012
  • Open Textbook Startup Sued For Allegedly Copying 'Distinctive Selection, Arrangement, and Presentation' Of Facts From Existing Titles (Boundless Learning uses open sources but'material alignment'); 4/10/2012
  • Free Textbooks are part of 'Digital School' Program Poland; 4/3/2012
  • New Hope For Open Source Textbooks 2/18/2012
  • The World Of Open Textbooks Just Became A Little More Crowded -- And A Little More Open (OpenStax College); 2/9/2012
  • Steinberg Proposal Slashes Textbook Costs for California College Students (Open Educational Resources); 12/13/2011
  • Washington State Guarantees Cheap And Open Courses & Courseware For Students; opencourselibrary.org 11/3/2011
  • Random House Invests In Creative Commons 'Free' Textbook Publisher Flat World Knowledge 4/11/2011
  • First All-Digital Science Textbook Will Be Free 10/20/2010
  • Saylor Foundation: The Open Textbook Challenge

Book traversal links for E-books: Textbook Open Source

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