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The Inconvenient Truth About Textbooks Versus EBooks - Copy / Paste by Peter Pappas

The Inconvenient Truth About Textbooks Versus EBooks - Copy / Paste by Peter Pappas

The Inconvenient Truth About Textbooks Versus EBooks

School-booksI just went to the iTunes App Store, and in one impulsive click, downloaded Al Gore's companion app to his book "Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis."

It's an immersive learning environment that begs the question - $4.99 iPad app or a $49 textbook?

Watch this promo video and you decide if the eBook has made the traditional textbook a relic. If you need