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http://mashable.com/2011/11/01/pearson-knewton-data-driven-learning/ One of the largest textbook publishers in the world is making its digital course offerings more data-driven and individualized.

Pearson and Knewton Team Up to Make Learning Personal

http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/Digest/CourseSmart-Launches-HTMLBased-Reader-for-Etextbooks-76737.asp

CourseSmart Launches HTML5-Based Reader for Etextbooks

CourseSmart Launches HTML5-Based Reader for Etextbooks CourseSmart announced the beta launch of its newest reader platform providing users with online, offline, anything, anywhere access to their eTextbooks.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Cengage-Learning-and-prnews-3780138719.html?x=0&.v=1

Cengage Learning and Moodlerooms Partner to Deliver Interoperability of Moodle and Digital Content and Solutions

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http://www.bookbusinessmag.com/article/ingram-s-vital-source-expands-e-textbook-offering-acquisition-vpg-integrated-media-25019528/1 June 30, 2011 (Press Release) NASHVILLE, TN – Ingram Content Group Inc. today announced that Vital Source has grown its e-textbook offering with the acquisition of VPG Integrated Media (VPG), a leading developer of award-winning enhanced e-textbook applications, interactive learning objects and e-whiteboard content, and state-of-the-art video, audio, and animation production services for educational publishers. The acquisition of VPG has expanded the ability of Vital Source to further enhance the digital learning experience.

Ingram Vital Source expands etextbook acquisition VPG Integrated Media : Page 1 of 2

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20080498-1/amazon-lets-students-rent-kindle-textbooks/ Possessing e-textbooks from Amazon can now be cheaper and briefer.

Amazon lets students rent Kindle textbooks | Crave - CNET

Jul. 18, 2011 12:44 PM USA TODAY SEATTLE -- In an effort to snag a larger segment of the college textbook market, Amazon.com Inc. has begun renting textbooks on its Kindle e-reader.

Amazon will rent textbooks on Kindle

http://www.azcentral.com/business/consumer/articles/2011/07/18/20110718Amazon-will-rent-textbooks-on-Kindle.html

Online Education Now Required In NY State Schools | EducationNews.org

A sweeping new policy, set to take effect this year, will mandate that public schools in the state of New York spend significant amounts of time online http://www.educationnews.org/ednews_today/158728.html
http://www.centerdigitaled.com/infrastructure/21st-Century-Classroom-Report-2011.html

Students Expect More Technology in School, Survey Says

Each day, students use phones and computers to find information and communicate. And now, they want to use more technology in school, according to the 2011 CDW-G 21st-Century Classroom Report . In an online survey of 1,000 high school students and faculty as well as district IT professionals, 86 percent of students say they use technology more at home than at school. And most of them also use that technology to work on class projects or study outside of the school day.
http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/18/blackboard-buyer-providence-equity-acquires-personalized-online-learning-platform-from-prepme/ Digital learning company Ascend Learning is acquiring PrepMe’s adaptive learning platform and virtual classroom SaaS.

Blackboard Buyer Providence Equity Acquires Personalized Online Learning Platform From PrepMe

Nolan Bushnell aims to disrupt schools with edutainment

Game entrepreneur Nolan Bushnell, the father of video games, said that he plans to disrupt education with a new startup aimed at getting kids to learn via technology and games. Bushnell delivered his announcement onstage at this week’s GamesBeat 2011 conference with the panache of the original game industry huckster that he is, lacing his talk with raunchy jokes, grandiose predictions of the future, and outright bragging.

Ingram’s Vital Source acquires VPG Integrated Media, specializing in enhanced e-textbooks

From an Ingram Press Release: Ingram Content Group Inc. today announced that Vital Source has grown its e-textbook offering with the acquisition of VPG Integrated Media (VPG), a leading developer of award-winning enhanced e-textbook applications, interactive learning objects and e-whiteboard content, and state-of-the-art video, audio, and animation production services for educational publishers. The acquisition of VPG has expanded the ability of Vital Source to further enhance the digital learning experience. Vital Source and VPG, together, present an unmatched e-textbook offering that meets the demands of publishers, educators, and students in this new era of learning opportunities.

Publishers Launch First Digital-Only Textbook for K-12

McGraw-Hill launched its first all-digital, cloud-based textbook for the K-12 market on Monday at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference.