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Software4Students is an online program that provides academic software from leading software manufacturers to students. The program has been running since 2006 in the UK and Ireland. [citation needed] Full software versions from software companies such as Microsoft, Kaspersky and Adobe are available for students at discounted prices.
CampusBooks.com was founded by Alex Neal in 1998 during the height of the dot com boom. [1] The company started as an online textbook reseller. [3] In 2000, it changed its business model and became a textbook comparison shopping site. CampusBooks served over 1.5 million book price comparisons to students in 2007.
The College Board reported that for the 2007-2008 academic year an average student spent an estimated $805 to $1,229 on college books and supplies. Making high quality open textbooks freely available to the general public could significantly lower college textbook costs and increase accessibility to such education materials.
Using textbook sharing, students share the physical textbook with other students, and the cost of the book is divided among the users of the textbook. Over the life of the textbook, if 4 students use the textbook, the cost of the textbook for each student will be 25% of the total cost of the book.
This is a list of open-source software to be used for high-order mathematical calculations. This software has played an important role in the field of mathematics. [1] Open-source software in mathematics has become pivotal in education because of the high cost of textbooks. [2]
Revenue. US$ 1.5 billion (2017) No. of employees. 5,000 (2017) Official website. cengagegroup .com. Cengage Group is an American educational content, technology, and services company for higher education, K–12, professional, and library markets. It operates in more than 20 countries around the world. [ 1][ 2][ 3]
A digital textbook is a digital book or e-book intended to serve as the text for a class. Digital textbooks may also be known as e-textbooks or e-texts. Digital textbooks are a major component of technology-based education reform. They may serve as the texts for a traditional face-to-face class, an online course or degree, or massive open ...
Average sticker price for tuition and fees. Average net price for tuition and fees. Private nonprofit four-year college. $41,540. $15,910. Public four-year college (out-of-state residents)