No Paper for a Day

Just came across an interesting spot on Yahoo video from ABC interviews and have some interesting insight into the movement toward online course materials:

• E-textbooks and Open Text Survey Interview:  Are E-books economical?  This interview suggests that e-books aren’t economical yet as most larger publishing houses are extremely profit driven.  They also point out that up to 75% of students still appreciate hard copies of their books.  The interview ends suggesting that open texbooks and newer hybrid publishing will help to make ebooks more aforddible (for example:  Flatworld Knowledge uses a more modular approach to content production)