Flatworld Knowledge CEO on the Future of Textbooks

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.

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