http://allthingsd.com/20110718/amazon-tries-taking-the-kindle-to-school-again-with-textbook-rentals/
Amazon
Tries Taking the Kindle to School, Again, With Textbook Rentals
This
is a very short article on renting textbooks through the Kindle. The textbooks are much cheaper this way but
only available for a certain time period.
An interesting aspect is that you can see the highlights and notes after
you have returned the book.
I
really like that your notes will still be there after the rental expires. This is something I had worried about
especially for novels. If a class has to
read a piece of literature but the test is not for a few weeks than they will
need to have their notes. I think this
program is mainly meant for college students but I am sure they could be used
in all the grades. Having the textbooks
and the apps all in one device also would be a benefit. I really like the idea of renting books for
students and for myself.
You are right in that what works at one level of education is likely to be tried at others, eventually. This article is sort of a "heads up" for what could be coming, even at the elementary school level.
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