TOKYO >> Making digital textbooks “official textbooks” that will be free and screened by the government, just like physical textbooks, is the focus of a draft report for the Japan education minister’s ...

Textbook prices have almost tripled over the past four decades, turning these books into financial burdens. Moving from print to digital college textbooks was supposed to address the problem. But it ...

Students lamenting the high prices and sheer weight of textbooks now have an alternative. A leading textbook wholesaler chose Princeton as one of 10 universities to test the Universal Digital Textbook ...

“I’m taking a ten-week macroeconomics course, yet my textbook costs over $120 for just five months — and that’s the cheapest option,” lamented my friend at the University of Washington. Sadly, this ...

A subcommittee of the Central Council for Education, the education ministry's advisory body, has drafted a proposal to ...

Digital textbooks debut for some courses at MU COLUMBIA, Mo. -- In some University of Missouri classes, the big, expensive college textbook is no longer necessary. Students instead can buy and ...

The book publishing industry is undergoing a subtle yet strong transformation. Printed books and digital text are still the core, but spoken words are emerging as an integral part of the experience ...

NEW YORK, Jan 19 - Apple Inc took a big jump into the digital textbooks market with the launch of its iBooks 2 software on Thursday, aiming to revitalize the U.S. education market and quicken the ...