eTextBooks (for kids)

[Jonathan Ben Avraham]

Hi All,
Don't forget that there is a large industry of authors and publishers who 
make their living on the current paper book model. Like music, this is a 
content market whose reason for existence is payment for content.

I think that a better idea for a free education project in this direction 
would be an online publishing house the would sell kindle style versions 
of the current content offering.
Regards,

  - yba


On Mon, 7 Sep 2009, Dov Grobgeld wrote:

> Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 21:22:37 +0300
> From: Dov Grobgeld <dov.grobgeld at gmail.com>
> To: Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com>
> Cc: linux-il at cs.huji.ac.il
> Subject: Re: eTextBooks (for kids)
> 
> This reminds me of a "public service" project that I have thought about for
> some time. It would be nice if someone created some free (as in license)
> books that would pass the requirements of the education ministry. These
> could then be downloaded as e-books or printed, copied partially,
> photocopied, translated, modified, read in audioform, etc, which would be a
> great service to the all kids and parents.
>
> Just my 2 ag,
> Dov
>
> On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 14:06, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> Is there a place to buy electronic versions of textbooks for (israeli)
>>> school children?
>>> The schools don't have places for kids to keep their books on premises,
>> so
>>> they have to schlep all their books all day long. They are heavy.  I'd
>>> rather they carried a small laptop or e-book reader.
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>
>> You are ahead of your time. What grade are the kids in? You should
>> know that the books are likely used for more than reading, for
>> instance they may have to write in the book.
>>
>> You should also know that Education Ministry limits the sacks on one's
>> back to 10% of their body weight. If your kid's books and a reasonable
>> pack exceed this, complain to the school management. Keep us informed.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dotan Cohen
>>
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>>
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