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WHY SHOULD WE BE
INTERESTED IN DIGITAL
TEXTBOOKS?• Digital Textbooks don’t need to be full-sized or “books”
• The cost to produce is only your time and effort
• The cost to students is up to us
• Easy facilitation of collaboration - even across departments
• Customize multi-modal content specific to your needs
WHEN (WHY NOW?)• Governor Provides Cost Savings for California College Students, Signs Digital
Textbook Legislation
• Connecticut Governor Signs Bill Creating State-Wide Electronic Book Delivery
System
• Illinois Governor Signs Digital Textbook Legislation (SB 3547)
• North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signs digital learning bills into law. The
General Assembly plans to shift funding to digital textbooks and other
instructional materials across the state by 2017
• Senators Franken and Durbin Introduce the Affordable College Textbook Act
(SB 1704) aims to reduce or even eliminate the cost of college textbooks
through implementing digital open source textbooks.
• Today, two pieces of legislation authored by Senator Mimi Walters (R-Irvine),
SB 185 and SB 234, were approved by the Legislature and sent to the desk of
Governor Jerry Brown. Senate Bill 185 increases access to K-12 digital
instructional materials
WHEN (WHY NOW?)
• Alabama Ahead Act for digital textbooks Signed By Governor Bentley to create
a $100 million bond issue that would be used to buy e-textbook computers for
students in Alabama's public high schools.
• New Texas legislation Promotes Growth of Digital Textbooks with House Bill
4294
• Maryland Governor’s budget includes a $3.5 M Digital Learning Innovation
Fund to provide resources to local school districts to accelerate their
conversion to comprehensive digital learning environments.
• NY Governor Cuomo proposed the Smart Schools Bond Act as part of his FY
2015 Executive Budget proposal. The Smart Schools Bond Act would provide
New York students with the digital tools, resources and skills they need to
compete and succeed in the digital age global economy.