Jeff Shelstad, CEO of textbook publisher Flatworld Knowledge, has a new post on the future of textbooks. From the post:
Cash-strapped, tech-savvy students who yearn to be treated like consumers are left with few alternatives. In an effort to survive financially, they turn to used books, rentals, online piracy sites, and a robust gray market of low-cost international editions, all of which hurt authors and bookstores.
