April 9, 2010
Anyone who has attended college, or who is paying tuition for the family’s Jack or Jill, knows that buying textbooks can easily punch holes in their wallets. Many textbooks are one-size-fits-all and don’t always mesh completely with the instructor’s curriculum, either. Macmillan, one of the largest publishers of textbooks, has decided that it’s time for [...]
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September 29, 2009
The old saying that “Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one,” has taken on a new meaning thanks to a host of new online self-publishing book services. FastPencil, a startup that launched earlier this year, provides aspiring authors a platform to write, layout, share and self-publish their books. The company launched today [...]
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