[Infowarrior] - Electronic Versions Of Textbooks Spy On Students As They Read Them

[Richard Forno]

Electronic Versions Of Textbooks Spy On Students As They Read Them

from the that-will-teach-them dept

The rapid uptake of ebooks by the public shows that there is a widespread recognition of their advantages. This would be good news for the publishing industry as it faces the transition from analog to digital formats, were it not for the fact that some publishers keep finding new ways of making ebooks less attractive than physical versions.

Here's the latest idea: electronic versions of textbooks that spy on students as they read them....

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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121113/04415521031/electronic-versions-textbooks-spy-students-as-they-read-them.shtml

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