By Dan Hope, TechNewsDaily Staff Writer
13 July 2010 TechNewsDaily
Just in time for students to start thinking about how much plasma they'll have to sell in order to buy textbooks this year, Barnes & Noble has announced a new arm of the Nook e-book store that gives students a way to get eTextbooks and other study materials online for a cheaper price.
Barnes & Noble's new NOOKstudy platform promises to provide a well stocked library of digitized textbooks for up to 40 percent less than those sold in the bookstore, according to a statement released by the company.
NOOKstudy will work on both Macs and PCs and offers more than just cheap textbooks. The service includes class materials, study aids, test guides and access to industry publications from just about every profession that can be studied in school. Teachers can even get into the service and offer lecture notes, syllabi, presentation slides and more.
"NOOKstudy is a big win for college students: it will not only lighten their backpacks, but also help them save money and study more efficiently," said Tracey Weber, executive vice president of Textbooks and Digital Education, in a company statement. "NOOKstudy is a revolutionary approach to learning that offers students access to the reading and organizational tools they need, across all content sources and formats, enabling them to study smarter, not harder."
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