2012 is looking to be a pivotal year for students, authors, and publishers, as we finally reform entrenched textbook practices that fail everyone, but especially fail our students. Hundreds of millions are being allocated to author Open Educational Resources, Apple is credibly seeking to apply its platform and transform the textbook business starting with K-12, and universities are taking the lead in cutting money-saving deals directly with publishers. We need more of all of this and faster. Brad Wheeler,
Vice President for IT and CIO -- Indiana University
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IU ahead of the curve with eTexts initiative
eTexts at IU Objectives
- Driving down costs of digital materials for students
- Accessing high quality materials of choice
- Developing new tools for teaching and learning
- Shaping the terms of eTexts models
“Books should cost less and they should be digital.” Walt Mossberg,
columnist for WSJ
and trustee for Brandeis University
“We are very proud that IU is leading in this arena.” Barrett Tenbarge,
IUSA Chief of Internal Affairs
“The e-text movement, and that’s what it is, can generate benefits for students, faculty, and publishers alike.” Stephen Watt,
Professor of English and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education College of Arts and Sciences