1. The Association of American Publishers sponsors a "Higher Education Committee" which "serves the needs and interests of AAP members who publish for the post-secondary educational market." This is the home of the perspective of the publishers themselves, and increasingly reads as a defensive "Satan begone" series of press release and studies tailored to defeat the industry's critics. It also provides links to the Web sites of the six educational publishers who are members of this group.
2. The National Associal of College Stores (NACS) is a rich source of information on textbooks and other courseware in highter education.
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Apr 28, 10
A Day Without Media
Does this lede catch your attention (posted April 22nd):
What is is like to go without media? What if you had to give up your cell phone, iPod, television, car
Mar 09, 10
Millions Terrified by One Long Unbroken String of English Words
Courtesy of Bob McArthur I learned that in today's online the Onion you'll find the headline "Nation Shudders At Large Block Of Uninterrupted Text."
Can you blame
Sep 14, 09
Books Face Extinction as Schools go High-Tech
Well it certainly wins the inflammatory headline of the day award. This silly article in the Boston Herald would be OK with me if it said "printed books threatened,"
May 13, 09
The Kindle DX Test at Princeton
Princeton University has created a website to set forth the rationale for exploring eReading devices (specifically the Kindle DX). The whole site (not large) is