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24 août 2018

Could college textbooks soon get cheaper?

The ConversationSince 1982, the price of new textbooks has tripled even after taking inflation into account. Since 2006, it has outstripped the rate of increase for college tuition. In contrast, the price of recreational books, a rough indicator of the cost of book production, has over roughly the same period fallen by almost 40 percent. More...

24 août 2018

Book Review: 'Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein'

By Oronte. It’s the 200th anniversary of the publishing of Frankenstein, and recently I read several YA books about the novel to be released this year. More...

23 août 2018

Recommended Reading for the Start of the Semester

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/JustVisitingLogo_white.jpg?itok=K5uvzo_-By John Warner. Recommended books for inquiring minds. More...
23 août 2018

On Embarrassment

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/JustVisitingLogo_white.jpg?itok=K5uvzo_-By John Warner. A great book gets me thinking about a moment that lingers. More...
23 août 2018

'The Fifth Discipline' and Universities as Learning Organizations

By Joshua Kim. Leading higher ed change. More...

3 août 2018

FlatWorld announces enhanced textbook selection for 2018 – 2019 academic year

University Business Magazine logoFlatWorld, a publisher of the most affordable high-quality college textbooks, today announced its new textbook editions for the 2018 – 2019 academic year. FlatWorld’s catalog features more than 135 textbooks, the majority of which have been updated in the last two years. More...

3 août 2018

How 'The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs' Makes Academic Life Look Awesome

By Joshua Kim. Why reading about paleontology will make you want to go to grad school. More...

3 août 2018

How 'The Efficiency Paradox' Gets EdTech Right

By Joshua Kim. I read lots of nonfiction. Unless these books are about higher education, higher education is unlikely to be mentioned. The Efficiency Paradox is different. Higher education plays a starring role. More...

2 août 2018

Textbook Trade-Offs

HomeBy Emma Whitford. Paying for books today may mean choosing between Intro to Microbiology and a flight home for Thanksgiving. More...

2 août 2018

‘The University We Need’

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. Author discusses his critique of higher education as too liberal -- and the idea of creating a new university with another perspective. More...

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