Open access textbooks and financial sustainability: A case study on Flat World Knowledge
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John Hilton III, David Wiley, Brigham Young University
IRRODL Volume 12, Number 5, ISSN 1492-3831 Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Abstract
Many college students and their families are concerned about the high costs of textbooks. A company called Flat World Knowledge both gives away and sells open-source textbooks in a way it believes to be financially sustainable. This article reports on the financial sustainability of the Flat World Knowledge open-source textbook model after one year of operation.
Citation
Hilton III, J. & Wiley, D. (2011). Open access textbooks and financial sustainability: A case study on Flat World Knowledge. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 12(5), 18-26. Athabasca University Press. Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/49449/.
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