<div dir="ltr">1. Matach already started uploading books<br>2. Books the schools use need to be approved<br>3. They sell those books like amazon does so they still earn quite a bit money<br>4. There was never a michraz of who can provide the books in cheaper price, so you actually have a <br>
lot of parents who must buy those specific books with no one watching how much they cost.<br>That can get to 300+ nis per year per child.<br><br>Ely<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Dave Stav <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dave@tkos.co.il">dave@tkos.co.il</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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What we if write free text books and after publishing them, offer a match-to-your-need service?<br>
<br>
- Dave<br>
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On Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 09:47:15AM +0300, Jonathan Ben Avraham wrote:<br>
> On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, Dov Grobgeld wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 09:40:58 +0300<br>
>> From: Dov Grobgeld <<a href="mailto:dov.grobgeld@gmail.com">dov.grobgeld@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> To: Jonathan Ben Avraham <<a href="mailto:yba@tkos.co.il">yba@tkos.co.il</a>><br>
>> Cc: ILUG <<a href="mailto:linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il">linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il</a>><br>
>> Subject: Re: eTextBooks (for kids)<br>
>><br>
>> That argument is like the arguments against writing free software because it<br>
>> will put the software vendors out of business. It is clear that the interest<br>
><br>
> No, it's a very different argument. The correct analogy here is music.<br>
> The content market is not the same as the sotware market. There is a free<br>
> software market, but there is no free content market. And the main reason<br>
> is that there is a revenue model for free software, but no revenue model<br>
> for free content.<br>
><br>
> - yba<br>
><br>
><br>
>> of the consumer is to have the information available for free, and if<br>
>> someone wants to volunteer their time to provide this information for free,<br>
>> then all the more respect to them. Of course this will make the publishers<br>
>> unhappy, and they'll have to compete harder to have someone pay for their<br>
>> work.<br>
>><br>
>> But this is all hypothetical as I have yet to hear about any such project.<br>
>><br>
>> Regards,<br>
>> Dov<br>
>><br>
>> 2009/9/8 Jonathan Ben Avraham <<a href="mailto:yba@tkos.co.il">yba@tkos.co.il</a>><br>
>><br>
>>> Hi All,<br>
>>> Don't forget that there is a large industry of authors and publishers who<br>
>>> make their living on the current paper book model. Like music, this is a<br>
>>> content market whose reason for existence is payment for content.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I think that a better idea for a free education project in this direction<br>
>>> would be an online publishing house the would sell kindle style versions of<br>
>>> the current content offering.<br>
>>> Regards,<br>
>>><br>
>>> - yba<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Mon, 7 Sep 2009, Dov Grobgeld wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 21:22:37 +0300<br>
>>>> From: Dov Grobgeld <<a href="mailto:dov.grobgeld@gmail.com">dov.grobgeld@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>>> To: Dotan Cohen <<a href="mailto:dotancohen@gmail.com">dotancohen@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>>> Cc: <a href="mailto:linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il">linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il</a><br>
>>>> Subject: Re: eTextBooks (for kids)<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> This reminds me of a "public service" project that I have thought about<br>
>>>> for<br>
>>>> some time. It would be nice if someone created some free (as in license)<br>
>>>> books that would pass the requirements of the education ministry. These<br>
>>>> could then be downloaded as e-books or printed, copied partially,<br>
>>>> photocopied, translated, modified, read in audioform, etc, which would be<br>
>>>> a<br>
>>>> great service to the all kids and parents.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Just my 2 ag,<br>
>>>> Dov<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 14:06, Dotan Cohen <<a href="mailto:dotancohen@gmail.com">dotancohen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Is there a place to buy electronic versions of textbooks for (israeli)<br>
>>>>>> school children?<br>
>>>>>> The schools don't have places for kids to keep their books on premises,<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>> so<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>>> they have to schlep all their books all day long. They are heavy. I'd<br>
>>>>>> rather they carried a small laptop or e-book reader.<br>
>>>>>> Any ideas?<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>> You are ahead of your time. What grade are the kids in? You should<br>
>>>>> know that the books are likely used for more than reading, for<br>
>>>>> instance they may have to write in the book.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> You should also know that Education Ministry limits the sacks on one's<br>
>>>>> back to 10% of their body weight. If your kid's books and a reasonable<br>
>>>>> pack exceed this, complain to the school management. Keep us informed.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> --<br>
>>>>> Dotan Cohen<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> <a href="http://what-is-what.com" target="_blank">http://what-is-what.com</a><br>
>>>>> <a href="http://gibberish.co.il" target="_blank">http://gibberish.co.il</a><br>
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