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The Story Behind the Textbook Licensing Agreement Between VSU and Flat World Knowledge
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The dean of the business school and one of the lead faculty discuss their reasons for partnering with Flat World Knowledge through a textbook licensing agreement, which sav...
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Freeing the Textbook: Building a Sustainable 21st Century Publishing Model
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Flat World Knowledge cofounder and CEO, Jeff Shelstad, presents at Abilene Christian University's Connected Summit.
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Dr. Larry Sayler Talks About Financial Accounting by Hoyle and Skender
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Dr. Larry Sayler of Greenville College discusses his experience using Flat World Knowledge technology and textbooks. He specifically discusses his use of "Financial Account...
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Professor Leon Chickering Talks About The Power of Selling by Richmond
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Professor Leon Chickering, of South Puget Sound Community College, discusses his experience using Flat World Knowledge technology and textbooks. He specifically discusses h...
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Free The Textbook: Drive Textbook Costs Down and Quality Up
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In this webinar, find answers to questions like "how did we get to the $200 textbook?" "what are open textbooks?" and "how can open textbooks be a viable solution to the $2...
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How to Drive College Costs Down and Quality Up in TX and CA: Emerging Textbook Solutions
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California and Texas are poised to be national leaders in efforts to reduce barriers to higher education and combat escalating textbook prices.
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Open Textbooks: Bringing Innovation to Business Programs
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Open textbooks are gaining momentum. But what exactly is an open textbook? How do new, disruptive business models harness technology and drive innovation at schools like Vi...
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Shining a Light on Textbook Affordability: Emerging Solutions in Ohio
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The University System of Ohio has been a national leader in supporting innovations that help eliminate textbook costs as a financial barrier to college.
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Innovation and Affordability at Community Colleges: The Rise of Open Texts
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Listen to this one hour webcast for an inside look at the textbook affordability crisis and the rise of "open textbooks" as a new model challenging the publishing status qu...
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Keeping CA Higher Education Accessible with Open Textbooks
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Join Eric Frank, Founder of Flat World Knowledge, the leading publisher of commercial, openly licensed college textbooks, along with Bob Livingston (Cerritos College) and B...
About Flat World Knowledge
Flat World Knowledge is the largest publisher of free and open college textbooks for students worldwide.
Committed to making higher education more affordable and accessible, the company provides students with free online access to complete, peer-reviewed textbooks, with options to purchase affordable print and digital formats, including e-books, audio books, PDF downloads and interactive study aids.
Flat World's open license and online editing platform enable professors to modify the content and create the "perfect book" for their course.
To date, more than 1600 professors at over 900 colleges in 44 countries have used Flat World open textbooks.
Backed by top venture capital firms,
Flat World Knowledge was named, along with Apple, Facebook and Google, as one of the information industry's "30 to Watch" in 2011 by Outsell, Inc.
Flat World Knowledge is the largest publisher of free and open college textbooks for students worldwide.
Committed to making higher education more affordable and accessible, the company provides students with free online access to complete, peer...
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