Comments on: Durbin Open Textbook Bill Finally Introduced! http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/1103 pragmatism over zeal Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:59:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John’s JISC CETIS blog » Notes from the web: Proposed NSF Repository, and Open Textbook act http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/1103/comment-page-1#comment-44384 John’s JISC CETIS blog » Notes from the web: Proposed NSF Repository, and Open Textbook act Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:25:49 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/?p=1103#comment-44384 [...] David Wiley http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/1103 and Open Education News [...] [...] David Wiley http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/1103 and Open Education News [...]

]]> By: david http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/1103/comment-page-1#comment-44361 david Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:31:20 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/?p=1103#comment-44361 The claim that "Under this bill, a commercial publisher can’t put good, well-assessed curricula in a textbook and then disseminate it via a salesperson and bookstore distribution network" is an understandable but naive reaction, and is completely unsubstantiated. The impossibility you describe is exactly the business model of companies like Flat World Knowledge. "How does one get high-quality, sustainable change if you can’t ever pay authors, salespeople, bookstores, and publishers?" Read about Flat World Knowledge's business model to see how they do it. http://flatworldknowledge.com/ The claim that “Under this bill, a commercial publisher can’t put good, well-assessed curricula in a textbook and then disseminate it via a salesperson and bookstore distribution network” is an understandable but naive reaction, and is completely unsubstantiated. The impossibility you describe is exactly the business model of companies like Flat World Knowledge.

“How does one get high-quality, sustainable change if you can’t ever pay authors, salespeople, bookstores, and publishers?” Read about Flat World Knowledge’s business model to see how they do it. http://flatworldknowledge.com/

]]> By: The Open College Textbook Act « http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/1103/comment-page-1#comment-44360 The Open College Textbook Act « Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:30:33 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/?p=1103#comment-44360 [...] David Wiley also has commentary on the legislation. [...] [...] David Wiley also has commentary on the legislation. [...]

]]> By: Uh-Oh! Enforced Open Textbooks « Computing Education Blog http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/1103/comment-page-1#comment-44359 Uh-Oh! Enforced Open Textbooks « Computing Education Blog Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:38:18 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/?p=1103#comment-44359 [...] 30, 2009 I find this new bill pretty scary:Durbin Open Textbook Bill Finally Introduced!.  I don’t have anything against Open Textbooks.  The ones I’ve seen so-far [...] [...] 30, 2009 I find this new bill pretty scary:Durbin Open Textbook Bill Finally Introduced!.  I don’t have anything against Open Textbooks.  The ones I’ve seen so-far [...]

]]> By: Tucker Balch http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/1103/comment-page-1#comment-44356 Tucker Balch Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:20:41 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/?p=1103#comment-44356 What a terrible, stifling idea this is. What a terrible, stifling idea this is.

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