Comments on: Notes from initial meeting of the Languages Group http://sites.middlebury.edu/lisadvisors/2009/03/02/notes-from-initial-meeting-of-the-languages-group/ Creating synergies. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:45:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Bryan Carson http://sites.middlebury.edu/lisadvisors/2009/03/02/notes-from-initial-meeting-of-the-languages-group/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Bryan Carson Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:29:06 +0000 http://sites.middlebury.edu/lisadvisors/?p=15#comment-7 E-books Article

http://www.coursesmart.com/

NYT article that describes this and other etextbook initiatives:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/technology/15link.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&ref=business

Shout out to Brenda for this.

]]> By: Brenda Ellis (LIS Librarian) http://sites.middlebury.edu/lisadvisors/2009/03/02/notes-from-initial-meeting-of-the-languages-group/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Brenda Ellis (LIS Librarian) Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:58:16 +0000 http://sites.middlebury.edu/lisadvisors/?p=15#comment-6 For e-textbooks see Coursesmart, which is an E-textbook initiative by 5 publishers that offers e-versions for about 1/2 the cost of the print. I don’t know how well known this is among students, but besides saving money, students could save paper by downloading or reading textbooks online. They claim to have over 5,000 textbooks so far and are growing. Here’s the link: http://www.coursesmart.com/

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