txt: Open Source Textbooks Challenge a Paradigm - wired.com
But he's not concerned about viability or walking into a "freeconomics" black hole. "Our premise is that there will of course be some students who spend nothing, they just consume the free book online, but we believe students are consumers and they will pay for convenience if the price is right," [Flat World Knowledge] says.
links: - Flat World Knowledge - www.flatworldknowledge.com - Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business - wired.com - The Rise of "Freeconomics" - www.thelongtail.com - Beware of Freeconomics - www.readwriteweb.com [blip.tv ?posts_id=776653&dest=-1]