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The Secondary Cost of Digital
Could the rise of e-textbooks mean the end of markets for less expensive rentals and used editions?
Seeking (Grassroots) Leaders
New book discusses those who lead -- with or without titles -- in higher education.
Opinion
The Encyclopedia of Babel
Wikipedia has been growing in authority -- and a new paper shows that scholars are studying and citing it, as well as writing for it. Scott McLemee hits "view source."
'The College Writing Toolkit'
Many of the students in today's college writing classroom are career-oriented and have little interest in literature; they also may...
Opinion
I've Been Pirated
All right, I admit it. Like many hopeful authors, I had been Googling my own book. To see if it...
'Class Dismissed'
Author of new book argues that education's potential as the great equalizer has been vastly overstated.
The Activist Who Downloaded Too Much
Indictment charges theft of millions of journal articles through MIT's JSTOR account.
Opinion
The Bookstore at the End of the World
With e-book sales rising and Borders about to close for good, the post-print age looks closer than ever. Scott McLemee goes underground.