Here is an article that lays out their business model. http://m.industry.bnet.com/media/10003790/flat-world-knowledge-a-disruptive-business-model/
Or http://tinyurl.com/25b44ny The basic book is free but you can purchase additional features (which 65% of their customers do). Rick Rick Froman [email protected] On Jul 26, 2010, at 8:31 PM, Annette Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: In reading this series of articles I noticed one of them talked about Flatworld Knowledge. I had vaguely heard of them before and so checked out their website. Have any of you used Flatworld knowledge books? Do any of you know if there is no hidden cost and it is truly 100% free to faculty and students? How do they stay in business? Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ From: Christopher D. Green [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 12:29 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] The Real Cost of College Textbooks - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com Interesting perspectives on the cost of college textbooks. http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2010/7/25/the-real-cost-of-college-textbooks?hp Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=3820 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-3820-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-3820-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5f8a&n=T&l=tips&o=3823 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-3823-13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-3823-13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=3830 or send a blank email to leave-3830-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
