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Textbook costs and open-source alternatives is one theme that pops up here frequently. Here is a blog post (business1001) commenting on the California initiative to make open source textbooks available. Contained within the post is a link to an initial … Continue reading →

Here is an interesting analysis from MacWorld focused on the cost of wireless services. The cost of data plans for smartphones and some netbook devices is critical in proposals that hand-held devices offer equitable educational opportunities.

iTunes has a back to school sale this week (maybe longer). Most movies fall (loosely) under the heading of schooling – some frivilous (School of Rock) and some challenging and thought provoking. One of my favorites, Good Will Hunting, was … Continue reading →

Digital textbooks remain a nascent business and a tough market to enter. At an average cost of $100, textbooks command the highest cover prices in publishing, outside of only some art and coffee table books. Demand is artificially inelastic as … Continue reading →

The major internet carriers are not your friends and not attemping to provide broader access. This piece from the Washington Post describes apathy of carriers in taking advantage of stimulus money to improve access. Their reasons are varied. All three … Continue reading →

This live from Grand Forks. Hail storm in progress.