tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post7765362317224507590..comments2024-03-13T06:04:34.407-04:00Comments on The 21st Century Principal: Textbook Publishers Are Major Obstacle to Adopting E-Books in EducationJohn Robinson Ed.Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14155145743617621924noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-33773425860598817052011-06-23T19:42:59.994-04:002011-06-23T19:42:59.994-04:00mylenejcatel.com
I think you may like my Skyndle ...mylenejcatel.com<br /><br />I think you may like my Skyndle idea! Let me know what you think. catelmj@potsdam.edumylene catelhttp://mylenejcatel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-37489829675517443842011-03-27T12:09:43.788-04:002011-03-27T12:09:43.788-04:00Thanks for the compliment. Yes, I agree. In some w...Thanks for the compliment. Yes, I agree. In some ways, I think maybe textbook publishers are still are trying to sell their wares the same way they always have. Blockbuster did the same. They kept trying to sell their products by having people come into their stores to rent their DVDs. Netflix and others found that customers love convenience when it comes to renting movies and videos. They want to be able to download them on demand or purchase them from the big red box as they go into Walmart. Textbook publishers fail to see we want e-books but we don't want to pay the full textbook price. Will they change? Only time will tell.John Robinson Ed.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155145743617621924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-7672666080366783822011-03-26T21:03:15.864-04:002011-03-26T21:03:15.864-04:00Awesome post! I served on a textbook committee in ...Awesome post! I served on a textbook committee in a different state and found the same to be true. I could not believe that a book on CD or online access was not standard practice for all publishers. I thought that this adoption it would be included with the book instead of an additional fee per unit purchased. Even more surprising was that upper level textbooks were more scare with technology tools than standard level materials. Publishers are not listening to their true customers - students.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734442520771328613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-38366902873675239752011-03-24T20:11:29.112-04:002011-03-24T20:11:29.112-04:00Thanks for the compliment. Yes, but I must say the...Thanks for the compliment. Yes, but I must say there was an air of arrogance in their presentations too. They still place their book at the center, and technology is still an add on. Like you, I know too well there's just too much content available on the Web to keep placing a book at the center of instruction. I honestly feel that all these major textbook publishers no longer listen to their true customers, the teachers and educators in the classrooms and schools.John Robinson Ed.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155145743617621924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-36514217620271806812011-03-24T19:59:20.174-04:002011-03-24T19:59:20.174-04:00Great post even though it sounds like it came from...Great post even though it sounds like it came from a hurtful presentation. I'm also struck by how it seems textbook companies don't get that even if they published a book a year there is more relevant and up-to-date content published somewhere on the web. And while I value the advise of the textbook writers who contribute to the book, the web gives me access to 1000's of other content teachers with at least one unique thing to offer. I think they know their obselescence is here - they are just preying on the habits and fears of a few others.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090106524072106888noreply@blogger.com