May 7, 2004
Pearson Will Offer Online Textbooks at Half Price
Pearson Education, a leading textbook publisher, announced late last month that it would offer online versions of hundreds of its textbooks this fall at half the cost of the printed versions. The move appears to be a response to criticism by student groups who say textbook prices are too high.
The e-books will be available via an online service called SafariX, which Pearson is creating. The service's Web site will include more than 300 of the company's most popular titles, in an array
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