http://knowledge2go.edublogs.org/2006/01/03/textbooks-as-wikis/ Social science research in the knowledge economy Thu, 18 May 2006 12:44:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://knowledge2go.edublogs.org/2006/01/03/textbooks-as-wikis/comment-page-1/#comment-121 matt Thu, 18 May 2006 12:44:18 +0000 http://knowledge2go.edublogs.org/2006/01/03/textbooks-as-wikis/#comment-121 I’m interested in this topic from my experience in custom publishing at the university level. this year at the university ive been associated with for many years, i watched the administration intercede in a textbook selection committee’s choice. the committee had decided to use a book they had written thenselves and would be considered open source. the administration had cut a deal with Thomson on their own to provide digital books, even though -obviously- the committee’s choice would cost much less. the alleged catch was that Thomson was offering the U a “toll” to sell directly through the CMS system. I found this a bizarre twist on the whole textbook cost debate. thats why im creating a site full of references to digital texts. in many cases, they arent what they seem. http://www.customtexts.com I’m interested in this topic from my experience in custom publishing at the university level. this year at the university ive been associated with for many years, i watched the administration intercede in a textbook selection committee’s choice. the committee had decided to use a book they had written thenselves and would be considered open source. the administration had cut a deal with Thomson on their own to provide digital books, even though -obviously- the committee’s choice would cost much less. the alleged catch was that Thomson was offering the U a “toll” to sell directly through the CMS system. I found this a bizarre twist on the whole textbook cost debate. thats why im creating a site full of references to digital texts. in many cases, they arent what they seem. http://www.customtexts.com

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