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Summary
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Full Report
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1Perry, Mark. AEI Ideas. The era of the textbook cartel and $300 textbooks is ending. 2014. Retrieved from:
www.aei-ideas.org/2014/01/the-era-of-the-textbook-cartel-and-300-textbooks-is-ending-as-the-college-
textbook-bubble-shows-signs-of-deflating/
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2 Student PIRGS. Fixing the Broken Textbook Market. 2014. Retrieved from: http://uspirg.org/reports/usp/
fixing-broken-textbook-market3CB Insights. The 10 Largest Ed Tech Financings Rounds in 2013. 2013. Retrieved from: http://
www.cbinsights.com/blog/trends/ed-tech-top-10-2013
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The Value in Digital
Low-cost price tag
Portable
Interactive Quizzes
Interactive Flashcards
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Not Valuable
Moderately ValuableExtremely Valuable
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Common Study Spots
LibraryCafe/restaurantDorm/apartmentOther common space on campu
Handwritten vs. Digital
Flashcards
Notes
Textbooks
Quizzes
Research
(100%) (75%) (50%) (25%) 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
HandwrittenDigital
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Biggest Study Distractions
Social media/textingFriends/significant otherTV
Social opportunitiesVideo gamesOnline ShoppingSports/gym
Responsible Study Habits
Diligent StudierModest StudierCrammer
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How Students Would Spend $150 Saved after Purchasing DigitalTextbook Alternatives
0%
12.5%
25%
37.5%
50%
Clothes
SchoolSupplies
Electronics
Entertainment
Tuition
Alcohol
Gas/transportation
Vacation/travel
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Conclusion
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