Category: Industry Information
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Affordable Learning Georgia to Provide Grants to USG Schools
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Textbook Transformation Grants Thirty grant awards to be made to support adoption and use of no-cost or low-cost learning materials in USG courses in Spring Semester 2015 in amounts of $10,800 each. Apply by September 8, 2014. Announcing the ALG Textbook Transformation Grants Request for Proposals, for USG faculty…
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Low to No Cost Textbooks and Open Educational Resources: A Student’s Perspective
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As a college student, there are many expenses such as tuition, housing, and other fees. Textbooks tend to be a large expense for students. Typically, one semester’s textbook costs range from $500 to $1,000. Once the semester ends, students often sell their textbooks in exchange for a small fraction of…
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Twitter: Bringing Authors and Agents Together
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At first, I did not understand the appeal of Twitter. A social networking site that limits my posts to 140 characters? That’s characters, not words. Being the long-winded over-explainer that I am, I nearly fell out of my chair. Most of my conversations require an intermission just so the other party,…
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Little Free Libraries
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There’s a story that’s been floating around the publishing world and has even gained momentum with national news outlets. It’s the story of Spenser Collins, a nine-year-old who was forced by his community in Kansas to remove a Little Free Library from in front of his house as it was…
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Copyright and Piracy in the Digital Age
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Today’s younger generation may not be aware of Copyright laws. The Digital Age allows access to media more freely than ever before. Youngsters may be in violation of the law and not know they are. Why is copyright important? Copyright protection is essential to the development and distribution of new…
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History in the Making: Informational Video
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History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877 is a downloadable, free-to-use textbook licensed under a CC-BY-SA 3.0 unported license. This textbook examines U.S. History from before European Contact through Reconstruction, while focusing on the people and their history. To learn more, click…
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Need for Speed
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The publishing industry, like all other capitalistic ones, is subject to the increasing demand for accessibility from the consumer. This translates into more information, faster. Thanks to technology more and more consumers can get what they want, now! Though there are still people who love the feel of a paperback…