Kindle Textbook Deployment Faces Stiff Challenges

The Kindle textbook deployment faces an uphill battle as the National Federation of the Blind and American Council of the Blind filed a discrimination Law Suit against Arizona State University Amazon Kindle DX Pilot Program claiming that it discriminates against the blind. What is the problem? Transforming digital text to  audio and braile is relatively [...]

What Kindle Textbooks Could Mean For Both The Amazon Kindle And The Student.

Cheaper Textbooks You can expect Kindle textbooks to be cheaper than their printed counterparts, since it will eliminate the need for  printing, binding, and shipping. Kindle-related  Sales could skyrocket If a $80 textbook could be bought for $40, then buying 12 textbooks would cover the Kindle cost.  That’s about two semesters worth of textbooks.  The [...]

Amazon to Launch New version of Amazon Kindle and Move Kindle Into The Textbook Arena!

Amazon is working on unveiling a new version of amazon Kindle  with a larger screen and other features designed to appeal to textook publishers. The new device will also feature a more fully functional Web browser as opposed to the “experimental” browser which exist on the current model. Starting  this fall, students at Case Western Reserve [...]