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  Three Canadian colleges move to iPad textbooks

  1587 readers From Campus Technology: The Apple iPad-based textbook has arrived–at least in Canada. Eminata Group, which runs six for-profit colleges and universities on 38 campuses in 22 Canadian cities, will be replacing traditional textbooks with digital ones over the next three years in a new deal with Pearson. Starting in September, 1,600 students at CDI

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  Pearson Signs New Deal With Private Canadian School Network

  1534 readersThe Eminata Group announced Tuesday that it had inked a deal for Pearson Education to provide a complete iPad based digital textbook solution. Beginninng this fall, students at 3 Eminata Group campuses, CDI College, Vancouver Career College and Reeves College, will be able to get all of their course content via Pearson’s iPad app.These 3 campuses

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  Inkling etextbook publisher gets major investment

  1947 readersInkling is a publisher of etextbooks that makes interactive textbooks for the iPad.  According to the NY Times both McGraw-Hill and Pearson are making investments in the company.  Total amounts were not disclosed. Pearson will make two dozen of its textbooks available and McGraw-Hill will add its top 100 college titles and some medical and

• CourseSmart Launches ‘First’ E-Textbook Sales Platform in UK and Europe

  568 readersPRESS RELEASE: CourseSmart Launches First eCommerce Platform for eTextbooks in the UK and Europe Students abroad can now enjoy cost savings and anytime, anywhere access to eTextbooks SAN MATEO, Calif., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — CourseSmart®, the world’s largest provider of eTextbooks and digital course materials, today announced its continued international growth with the launch of an eCommerce

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  CourseSmart introduces ecommerce platform for etextbooks in UK and Europe

  737 readersFrom the press release: CourseSmart®, the world’s largest provider of eTextbooks and digital course materials, today announced its continued international growth with the launch of an eCommerce platform in the UK and Europe. The platform provides students access to eTextbooks and digital course materials anytime, anywhere from any web-enabled device. Students in the UK and Europe will also

• CourseSmart Announces Milestone Number for Student Savings on Textbooks

  534 readers PRESS REVENUE: CourseSmart Saves Students More than $100 Million On Textbooks and Course Materials BISG Study Also Finds Textbook Buyback is Not as Prevalent, Lucrative as Students Might Think SAN MATEO, Calif., July 24, 2012 SAN MATEO, Calif. , July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — CourseSmart®, the world’s largest provider of eTextbooks and digital course materials, today announced that it

• CourseSmart Announces Milestone Number for Student Savings on Textbooks

  317 readers PRESS REVENUE: CourseSmart Saves Students More than $100 Million On Textbooks and Course Materials BISG Study Also Finds Textbook Buyback is Not as Prevalent, Lucrative as Students Might Think SAN MATEO, Calif., July 24, 2012 SAN MATEO, Calif. , July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — CourseSmart®, the world’s largest provider of eTextbooks and digital course materials, today announced that it

• Kno’s Textbooks Is Top Back-To-School iPad App With One Download Every 8 Seconds | TechCrunch

  2398 readers As students start going back to college, they are downloading Kno’s new Textbooks app for the iPad in droves. It is currently the No. 1 iPad education app, No. 2 grossing iPad app overall, and a top-25 free app (more popular than even the Kindle iPad app). The app

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  Tablet ownership triples among college students, says new survey

  1603 readers From The Chronicle of Higher Education: The number of college students who say they own tablets has more than tripled since a survey taken last year, according to new poll results released today. The Pearson Foundation sponsored the second-annual survey, which asked 1,206 college students and 204 college-bound high-school seniors about their

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  75% Of College Students Prefer Print Textbooks

  2459 readersWhile college students may love their technology, they don’t want it in their textbooks. According to a new study the Book Industry Study Group (BISG), 75% of students prefer print textbooks over eBooks because they enjoy print’s look and feel. Thi...