[LIS-Forum] Open Source Meets Textbook Publishing - Much Cash Freed Up By Richard Adhikari, LinuxInsider

What do you get when you take the open source approach and apply it to textbook publishing? Answer: a whole lot of happy students, thrilled at the chance to save a whole lot of cash. "There's over $1 trillion in student debt here, and textbooks cost $200 to $300 a pop," said David Harris, editor-in-chief of OpenStax College. "There's a great need to help students." Read on: http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Open-Source-Meets-Textbook-Publishing---Mu... -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.