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June 3rd, 2010 · by spolanka · No Comments

Another batch of good reads out there this week. Digital textbooks for higher education, eBook readers for schools in MA and FL, and Sony stating eBooks will overtake print within 5 years.

Kno Introduces Groundbreaking Digital Textbook and Learning Platform That Helps College Students “Break Free” from the Drudgery of Studying

Sony: ebooks to overtake print within five years

Headmaster says eliminating books in library is working fine – Local News Updates – MetroDesk – The Boston Globe

Clearwater High School in Florida will ditch textbooks for ALL students and go to Kindles

Google’s eBook Cloud Still Cloudy

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