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What is the current status of e-books and e-learning? <br> | What is the current status of e-books and e-learning? <br> | ||
http://www.bookhitch.com/archives/082009a-future.aspx<br> | |||
http://blog.xplana.com/reports/digital-textbook-sales-in-u-s-higher-education-%E2%80%93-a-five-year-projection/<br> | |||
There are many readers on the market but textbook themselves are still missing. In terms of price e-books need to compete with second had books as e-book can be used only one time. In general there is high competition in the reader manufacturing industry but so far low success with the e-book manufacturing and distribution. <br> | |||
Currently CourseSmart (made of 5 large publishers) has 30% of market, however e-book make only >10% of all textbooks on the market.<br> | |||
E-libraries <br> | E-libraries <br> | ||
Open-textbook <br> | Open-textbook <br> |