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?Blockchain, Bitcoin and the Tokenization of Learning

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Phil Long, chief innovation officer at the University of Texas Austin’s Project 2021 innovation initiative, thinks that the platform may be attractive to some if anyone can be a producer or consumer. “In Aparna Krishnan LiveEdu points to colleges, schools and libraries as some of its target participants.

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Why are ePub Textbooks Better Than PDF?

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All the major digital libraries offer the PDF format when people buy eBooks online. Digital Libraries. Major digital libraries like Amazon Kindle, Apple, Sony Reader, Kobo, etc. If readers want to add a free book to these digital libraries, they can simply do so by adding the ePUB file. Free Convertors.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Jen Howard on “What Happened to Google’s Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books ?” ” Via Techcrunch : “ Sony wants to digitize education records using the blockchain.” Wired argues that “ Jeff Bezos Should Put His Billions Into Libraries.” Upgrades and Downgrades.