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Universities Taking Kindly To Kindle

Started by Duncan Riley · 5 months ago

Kindle is getting a solid grade when it comes to academic use. The Amazon-run electronic book reading device has been picked up by Princeton University for use in the fall, according to Inside Higher Ed. The school will give students the option of buying several hundred textbooks in a Kindle edi ... Continue reading »

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  • The price of ebooks in general is scandalous. For Australians buying at American prices, however, they're at least half price.
  • @charlieperry: Good to know it's more affordable from Australia, at least. I sure would have figured the electronic concept would have brought the prices down a bit more -- though maybe after the newness of the technology wears off, the prices will start to drop.
  • Hopefully the publishing industry won't be as controlling as the music industry. So far the signs are not good however.

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