Sentences with phrase «print textbook»

DO NOT try to print the textbook or workbook.

In fact, it is the wholesale move by college stores» across the country to offer print textbook rentals (from 300 stores in 2009 to nearly all of our 3,000 members currently) that has been the primary reason that the cost of course materials declined from four years ago.

A leading print textbook publisher successfully evolves into a digital learning platform solution developer, leveraging open source and open standards.

Amazon's Vice President at Kindle Dave Limp, says that Amazon will also be giving students a bonus with their Kindle text book rentals — «Normally, when you sell your print textbook at the end of the semester you lose all the margin notes and highlights you made as you were studying.

It's very easy for students using a e-textbooks to find what the professor is referring to since the pages in the digital textbook match the pages in the print textbook.»

Inkling, on the other hand, takes a print textbook and redesigns it from the bottom up, rather than simply converting its format to e-device.

Obviously, this investment enabled Inkling to continue doing what it does best, namely, producing a digital textbook for tablets that does not simply try to replicate a print textbook in screen form.

The Kno platform for Pageburst will mirror the look of a traditional print textbook and will give students and educators direct access to all - new dynamic and interactive learning tools.

Smaller rival Chegg saw its shares soar 27 % last week this week when it announced it was exiting print textbook rentals and focusing solely on digital.

They are dropping the prices of its e-book rentals and piloting a new program for print textbook rentals.

South African app developer Snapplify was recently tapped to create an ebook reading app specifically for Macmillan SA's educational content in order to help the publisher avoid some of the pitfalls of ebook distribution in these markets and avoid the issues that arise from print textbook use.

«Normally, when you sell your print textbook at the end of the semester you lose all the margin notes and highlights you made as you were studying.

I'm not surprised that your brother is still required to go the print textbook route.

But then the year before, he had hundreds of dollars in print textbook costs.

It is quite possible to question it, all the more so as the change of view has taken place more rapidly in the oral teaching of lectures (which are much more numerous and livelier than printed textbooks), than in printed books, which are few and always voice the views of only a small number of theologians.

Furthermore, according to CourseSmart, printed textbooks are quickly losing their reputation as being one of the most important items in a student's bag.

And just as importantly, as the textbooks are digital, they can be continually updated — unlike the printed textbooks which in the case of the Anoka - Hennepin district were only refreshed once every decade.

The Texas Board of Education's decision to allow school districts to buy a videodisk - based science curriculum with state textbook funds will encourage traditional publishers to step up their efforts in the electronic media, experts said last week, but it is unlikely to signal the end of printed textbooks in the schools.

Computer - assisted learning can allow a handful of students to practice certain kinds of problems while teachers instruct their peers, and it's easier for digital resources to incorporate methods of interactive practice than for traditional, printed textbooks.

Imagine a case where a publisher provides digital courses on an LMS platform to schools and sells print textbooks and other supplementary products to schools.

While not mandated, the initiative encouraged schools to make the switch from print to digital materials based on estimated cost - savings and academic improvement — because print textbooks are expensive and digital content can be more personalized.

Such solutions not only reduce demand for used and rented print textbooks, but also (and critically) provide functionalities that are not available within OER solutions.

Transitioning from print textbooks to dynamic digital resources has profound implications for education leadership.

With our Traditional format, you'll receive printed textbooks, workbooks, and kits as well as access to digital activities and materials.

Certain AP classes may require buying printed textbooks or lab kits.

She accesses content through a variety of media, including videos, podcasts, interactive apps and websites, and traditional printed textbooks.

«I think the printed textbook should be given a respectful and decent burial,» Klein said, during a recent interview with THE Journal.

Local control and the long tail of print textbooks are making the shift extended and uneven.

«Students tell us that they enjoy the low prices we offer on new and used print textbooks,» Limp said.

Hopping and popping (as I call it) through a printed textbook to find some vaguely - remembered statement, I rely on all manner of physical cues to home in on the information: in the first or second half of the book; on the left or right page; proximity to a graphic image or photo.

«Since we began our inclusive - access digital - textbook program in 2014, our students have saved nearly $ 7 million compared to the price of new print textbooks.»

With more than 90 % of the same core titles offered by major print publishers, the company's eTextbooks can be purchased for up to 60 % less than the cost of new print textbooks.

Print textbooks can be resold after the semester for even a few dollars and used textbooks can be a huge savings.

A large segment of the market that has relied on Paperight is actually in education, where it can take between three and six months for printed textbooks to arrive.

«Students tell us that they enjoy the low prices we offer on new and used print textbooks.

«Print replica textbooks» are also now available for purchase and are exact copies of printed textbooks in ebook form.

Our pricing and options make printing your textbook more affordable than ever.

The survey also reveals that Education and Library & Information Science students, representing 49 % of the total respondents, used printed textbooks more than other majors, including Business and Science.

The print textbooks will also be available through many of the same retailers that currently rent Pearson titles.

The new strategy is a notable departure from the traditional publishing sales model, which historically has relied on the sale of individual print textbooks.

Given the vast territory that print textbooks would have to travel due to the sheer size of the country, relying instead on digital downloads means not waiting for truckloads of student editions to arrive via delivery vehicle.

He illustrated the point with the example of how this year, using traditional print textbooks, he had prepared his lesson plans and developed a timeline of material for the year; however, the Arab Spring evolved this year and all of that turned on its head when there was something of vital current importance to teach.

Before anyone can simply throw away the old print textbooks and adopt digital across the board, there are questions that have to be answered and scenarios that have to be envisioned.

She cited the $ 100 million spent annually on print textbooks, which could be reduced with the adoption of digital textbooks, and the $ 450 million spent on teachers» professional development, which again, could be reduced by exploring online and virtual professional development options.

A new survey has been conducted by BookBoon on people's preferences between ebooks and the printed textbooks in the school environment.

Schools can opt for licenses of the materials, or students can pay their own materials» bills, with no semester cost amounting to more than $ 275, a noticeable savings over the typical cost of print textbooks.

For students who only need a textbook for a semester or two, there is the option to rent textbooks for six months, saving up to 80 % compared to buying print textbooks.

Measuring 0.38 by 10.3 by 6.7 inches (HWD), it's slim enough to put in your backpack or laptop bag, all while being more accessible than your regular laptop or printed textbooks.

DynamicBooks textbooks, which will accessible on an computer, as well as the iPhone (and presumably the iPad) will be much — about 50 % — cheaper than print textbooks, which are sold at high prices with the expectation that they'll later be resold.

More to the point, it's a step toward electronic textbooks, and away from the bizarre economy of print textbooks.