eTextBooks (for kids)

Tue Sep 8 10:34:04 IDT 2009

1. Matach already started uploading books
2. Books the schools use need to be approved
3. They sell those books like amazon does so they still earn quite a bit
money
4. There was never a michraz of who can provide the books in cheaper price,
so you actually have a
lot of parents who must buy those specific books with no one watching how
much they cost.
That can get to 300+ nis per year per child.

Ely

On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Dave Stav <dave at tkos.co.il> wrote:

>
> What we if write free text books and after publishing them, offer a
> match-to-your-need service?
>
>  - Dave
>
> On Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 09:47:15AM +0300, Jonathan Ben Avraham wrote:
> > On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, Dov Grobgeld wrote:
> >
> >> Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 09:40:58 +0300
> >> From: Dov Grobgeld <dov.grobgeld at gmail.com>
> >> To: Jonathan Ben Avraham <yba at tkos.co.il>
> >> Cc: ILUG <linux-il at cs.huji.ac.il>
> >> Subject: Re: eTextBooks (for kids)
> >>
> >> That argument is like the arguments against writing free software
> because it
> >> will put the software vendors out of business. It is clear that the
> interest
> >
> > No, it's a very different argument. The correct analogy here is music.
> > The content market is not the same as the sotware market. There is a free
> > software market, but there is no free content market. And the main reason
> > is that there is a revenue model for free software, but no revenue model
> > for free content.
> >
> >  - yba
> >
> >
> >> of the consumer is to have the information available for free, and if
> >> someone wants to volunteer their time to provide this information for
> free,
> >> then all the more respect to them. Of course this will make the
> publishers
> >> unhappy, and they'll have to compete harder to have someone pay for
> their
> >> work.
> >>
> >> But this is all hypothetical as I have yet to hear about any such
> project.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Dov
> >>
> >> 2009/9/8 Jonathan Ben Avraham <yba at tkos.co.il>
> >>
> >>> 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.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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