Boundless Post Textbook World Report

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Table of Contents

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Summary

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Full Report

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1Perry, Mark. AEI Ideas. The era of the textbook cartel and $300 textbooks is ending. 2014. Retrieved from:

www.aei-ideas.org/2014/01/the-era-of-the-textbook-cartel-and-300-textbooks-is-ending-as-the-college-

textbook-bubble-shows-signs-of-deflating/


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2 Student PIRGS. Fixing the Broken Textbook Market. 2014. Retrieved from: http://uspirg.org/reports/usp/

fixing-broken-textbook-market3CB Insights. The 10 Largest Ed Tech Financings Rounds in 2013. 2013. Retrieved from: http://

www.cbinsights.com/blog/trends/ed-tech-top-10-2013


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The Value in Digital

Low-cost price tag

Portable

Interactive Quizzes

Interactive Flashcards

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Not Valuable

Moderately ValuableExtremely Valuable


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Common Study Spots

LibraryCafe/restaurantDorm/apartmentOther common space on campu

Handwritten vs. Digital

Flashcards

Notes

Textbooks

Quizzes

Research

(100%) (75%) (50%) (25%) 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

HandwrittenDigital


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Biggest Study Distractions

Social media/textingFriends/significant otherTV

Social opportunitiesVideo gamesOnline ShoppingSports/gym

Responsible Study Habits

Diligent StudierModest StudierCrammer


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How Students Would Spend $150 Saved after Purchasing DigitalTextbook Alternatives

0%

12.5%

25%

37.5%

50%

Clothes

SchoolSupplies

Electronics

Entertainment

Tuition

Alcohol

Gas/transportation

Vacation/travel


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Conclusion

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