1. Matach already started uploading books 2. Books the schools use need to be approved 3. They sell those books like amazon does so they still earn quite a bit money 4. There was never a michraz of who can provide the books in cheaper price, so you actually have a lot of parents who must buy those specific books with no one watching how much they cost. That can get to 300+ nis per year per child.
Ely On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Dave Stav <d...@tkos.co.il> wrote: > > What we if write free text books and after publishing them, offer a > match-to-your-need service? > > - Dave > > On Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 09:47:15AM +0300, Jonathan Ben Avraham wrote: > > On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, Dov Grobgeld wrote: > > > >> Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 09:40:58 +0300 > >> From: Dov Grobgeld <dov.grobg...@gmail.com> > >> To: Jonathan Ben Avraham <y...@tkos.co.il> > >> Cc: ILUG <linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il> > >> Subject: Re: eTextBooks (for kids) > >> > >> That argument is like the arguments against writing free software > because it > >> will put the software vendors out of business. It is clear that the > interest > > > > No, it's a very different argument. The correct analogy here is music. > > The content market is not the same as the sotware market. There is a free > > software market, but there is no free content market. And the main reason > > is that there is a revenue model for free software, but no revenue model > > for free content. > > > > - yba > > > > > >> of the consumer is to have the information available for free, and if > >> someone wants to volunteer their time to provide this information for > free, > >> then all the more respect to them. Of course this will make the > publishers > >> unhappy, and they'll have to compete harder to have someone pay for > their > >> work. > >> > >> But this is all hypothetical as I have yet to hear about any such > project. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Dov > >> > >> 2009/9/8 Jonathan Ben Avraham <y...@tkos.co.il> > >> > >>> Hi All, > >>> Don't forget that there is a large industry of authors and publishers > who > >>> make their living on the current paper book model. Like music, this is > a > >>> content market whose reason for existence is payment for content. > >>> > >>> I think that a better idea for a free education project in this > direction > >>> would be an online publishing house the would sell kindle style > versions of > >>> the current content offering. > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> - yba > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, 7 Sep 2009, Dov Grobgeld wrote: > >>> > >>> Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 21:22:37 +0300 > >>>> From: Dov Grobgeld <dov.grobg...@gmail.com> > >>>> To: Dotan Cohen <dotanco...@gmail.com> > >>>> Cc: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > >>>> Subject: Re: eTextBooks (for kids) > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> This reminds me of a "public service" project that I have thought > about > >>>> for > >>>> some time. It would be nice if someone created some free (as in > license) > >>>> books that would pass the requirements of the education ministry. > These > >>>> could then be downloaded as e-books or printed, copied partially, > >>>> photocopied, translated, modified, read in audioform, etc, which would > be > >>>> a > >>>> great service to the all kids and parents. > >>>> > >>>> Just my 2 ag, > >>>> Dov > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 14:06, Dotan Cohen <dotanco...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Is there a place to buy electronic versions of textbooks for > (israeli) > >>>>>> school children? > >>>>>> The schools don't have places for kids to keep their books on > premises, > >>>>>> > >>>>> so > >>>>> > >>>>>> they have to schlep all their books all day long. They are heavy. > I'd > >>>>>> rather they carried a small laptop or e-book reader. > >>>>>> Any ideas? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> You are ahead of your time. What grade are the kids in? You should > >>>>> know that the books are likely used for more than reading, for > >>>>> instance they may have to write in the book. > >>>>> > >>>>> You should also know that Education Ministry limits the sacks on > one's > >>>>> back to 10% of their body weight. If your kid's books and a > reasonable > >>>>> pack exceed this, complain to the school management. 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