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opencontent (Note: This is a draft of my upcoming BackBurner column in Tech Trends. I’d appreciate your comments.) In the 1997 film adaptation of Carl Sagan’s Contact, S. R. Hadden teaches Ellie Arroway “the first rule of government spending: why have one when you can have two for twice the price?” If only! When it comes … Read more
In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal article New Kindle Audio Feature Causes a Stir Fowler and Trachtenberg reported an incredible claim from the ED of the Authors Guild: “They don’t have the right to read a book out loud,” said Paul Aiken, executive director of the Authors Guild. “That’s an audio right, which is derivative under … Read more
FWK, the open source textbook publishing company, has come out of private beta! Find out what all the excitement is about at http://flatworldknowledge.com/. As a quick recap, FWK textbooks are much like traditional textbooks in that they are: beautiful looking printed books, written by world-class authors, supported with all the supplementals and teaching aids (like … Read more