Florida college students to get free digital textbooks

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By Paul Biba

In another blow to the publishers of high-priced textbooks, a new initiative is being started on Florida today. Here is the news from Tampabay.com:

… But through a new initiative state university system officials plan to announce today, Florida college students can get digital versions of some of those pricey textbooks for free. Students who really want a print version can order one custom-bound for between $30 and $50 — far cheaper than even many used textbooks.

The project, dubbed Orange Grove Texts Plus, is a partnership involving the University Press of Florida, the state university system’s nonprofit publishing arm; the Virginia publisher Integrated Book Technology; and Orange Grove, the state’s digital database of K-20 teaching material.

So far 124 titles covering a range of subject areas are available digitally, with more being added as scholarly authors sign on to the project. The goal: reduce college students’ annual textbook tab, which can run in excess of $1,200. …

Thanks to Resource Shelf for the link.

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