Digital publishing services provider YUDU Media has announced that it is in agreement with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision, and declared that all textbooks should be put online. The e-publishing company, which produces e-books and digital publications for various educational publishers and establishments, says that versions of nearly all textbooks will be online by 2020 on current trends. It has further stated that the decision is backed up by both the research and cost equations.
According to company representatives, it is not just education providers who save money, but also the students. With a 2005 US Government Accountability Office report putting the average cost of textbooks at $900 per year, it is estimated each student will save hundreds of dollars each year by putting textbooks online.
YUDU Media's new education e-book, titled Enhancing Education through Technology, shows how education professionals can use technology to its fullest potential. Alongside embedded video and other rich media content, the e-book demonstrates features designed to assist students - these include a contextual search tool, online page highlighter, page tabs and digital bookmarking.
YUDU Media is a digital publishing solutions provider for magazines, newspapers, catalogues and books. It seeks to offer advanced professional publishing with YUDU Pro (www.yudupro.com) and free publishing at YUDU.com, an e-library and marketplace for publishers.
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