Online Textbook News & Articles

As we recently reported, the traditional textbook publishing industry is being challenged by a growing movement of offering online versions of textbooks.

Flat World Knowledge is leading the charge. The company is in the midst of private beta testing for offering “open college textbooks”, a service that aims to provide expert content that can be modified by users via open source for free. We spoke with Eric Frank, founder and chief marketing officer of Flat World Knowledge about their radical educational mission.

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