New initiative offers Florida college students free digital versions of pricey textbooks. - St. Petersburg Times:
"'The model has always been to throw a chunk of money at a professor to write a book that can be used nationally,' Babb said. 'What we are trying to do is turn the paradigm on its ear and say, it's not about a professor getting rich. It's about affordability for students.' For example, students through Orange Grove Texts Plus can now read online, download and print out Elementary Calculus by H. Jerome Keisler for free. Or they can order a copy of the 992-page book to be printed, bound, and shipped directly to their homes for $47.50 (plus shipping)."
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