by: Steph Davidson
Students at a Toronto private school are trading in their textbooks for e-books today.
Blyth Academy, which has campuses in Yorkville, Thornhill and at the ROM, is the first in the world to switch to the new technology.
The move will save students hundreds of dollars in textbook fees, according to Sam Blyth, the school’s managing director. He said students spend about $700 a year on traditional texts.
“It will eliminate the cost of textbooks,” said Blyth. “It’s completely free.”
Each student will receive a Sony Reader Digital Book for the duration of their studies. Required e-books will be loaded every term, and students can keep the readers during school holidays. Students will also have access to free e-books via the Sony bookstore and the Toronto Public Library.
Grade 12 students at the academy have the first 150 readers, and the rest of the student body will receive theirs within a couple months, said Mr. Blyth.
Mr. Blyth said the devices were paid for by “the school and Sony. The school paid for most of them. I don’t really want to get into the internal arrangement with Sony.”
Candice Hayman, a public relations specialist for Sony, also refused to ‘‘disclose the financial agreement between the two.”
from: National Post
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