Received a press release about this platform today. You can find their site here. From the release: Brigham Young University-Idaho views self-publishing as a way to provide affordable options for students, a revenue source for faculty (where permitted), and a central role for the bookstore in a digital age. One of the store’s first self-publishing initiatives is using the CaféScribe platform to distribute “Inner Victory,” a popular business leadership text published by Professor David Christensen. “Our goal is to be the go-to source for the university no matter what kind of book students want or what kind of course materials...

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From a press release I received: Traditional textbooks routinely cost $100 or more, adding significant cost to a student’s total educational expenses. To address the problem, faculty teams at Florida State College at Jacksonville have written 20 general education textbooks from the ground up. The CaféScribe platform will make it easy for any student at any school to purchase them. “Florida State College at Jacksonville is applying the latest research on teaching, learning and motivation in every phase of textbook and course development,” said Dr. Jack Chambers, chief operating officer for Florida State College at Jacksonville’s SIRIUS® course development project. “The CaféScribe...

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