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Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated

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In a 2018 survey of college students, the trade publication Library Journal found that 75 percent say that reading print books is easier than e-books. In Pearson’s preliminary 2018 results released in February, the publisher said it expects flat revenue or even a 5 percent decline for its U.S. It’s a coexistence.

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Top Hat Buys Canadian Textbook Business to Compete With Publishers in Digital Courseware

Edsurge

It has even tried partnering with publishers like Pearson to digitize their print materials, according to Silagadze. Should the Nelson deal pass, Top Hat will boast more than 1,000 titles in its library. More than 90 percent of its users are in the U.S., says Silagadze, although that proportion will be lower should the deal pass.

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Can the ‘Netflix For Textbooks’ Model Actually Improve Access?

Edsurge

The latest player to jump in is Pearson, which released Pearson Plus over the summer as a “pay-as-you-go” alternative to traditional textbooks. Subscribers to Pearson Plus pay $9.99 per month for one access to one digital textbook or $14.99 Subscribers to Pearson Plus pay $9.99

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Can Technology in the Classroom Replace Expensive Textbooks

Kitaboo on EdTech

But these are secondary causes. Now post-secondary tuition fee provides more revenue than public appropriations. Cengage recently introduced a new subscription model that gives students access to all of the company’s digital course materials for a semester or an year. Provide Access to K-12 Libraries.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

edWeb.net

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. There should also be outreach to new partners such as libraries and local city councils in an effort to obtain resources and other support.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. Pearson is Not a Platform. I’m not sure if we can still call Pearson “the world’s largest education company.” Pearson does not have a platform. But Pearson is not a platform.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. 2024 will be a mix of states and districts spending their remaining funds while also looking to the future.

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