Indiana University has signed a deal with Pearson as part of the institution's sizable eTexts@IU initiative. Pearson is one of just a few major publishers that have been holdouts on the digital textbook project, which allows faculty to choose those over printed textbooks in order to obtain a reduced price on the curriculum for students. The news was hinted at recently in an article about eTexts@IU on campustechnology.com.
The eTexts pilot began in 2009 and spread to all eight Indiana U campuses in 2011. Students and faculty access the materials through Courseload, an online platform that that allows students to read, annotate, and communicate with others on computers, tablets, and smartphones. ...