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States Redefine Textbooks to Include Digital Format, Simba Report Finds

December 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · press release

I have the press release here, and if you want the full report it will cost you $1300. From the press release: In an effort to increase student engagement with content while decreasing spending on textbooks, adoption state review boards are incorporating digital programs into their strategy. According to “2010 National Textbook Adoption Scorecard and 2011 [...]

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Free ebooks don’t drive sales, one author finds

November 29th, 2010 · 4 Comments · free ebooks

The SF author Jeffrey Carver has come to the conclusion that offering his backlist as free ebooks just isn’t working for him. I’ve been running the free-downloads experiment for more than two years now. Here’s my conclusion: The free downloads have significantly expanded my audience, and enabled me to meet some very nice people electronically. [...]

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