RPP #185: RedShelf - Interview with Greg Fenton

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English - May 15, 2020 16:55 - ★★★ - 5 ratings
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Interview with Greg Fenton, CEO & Co-Founder of RedShelf. We discuss the RedShelf e-textbook platform offering more than 1 million digital titles including study tools from most publishers at a significant discount. We discuss:How Redshelf got started Greg Fenton, RedShelf CEOHow they compete against Amazon Free student access because of COVID-19Which publishers they work with (almost all)How they deliver publishers' ebook content Features make e-textbooks better than print (read aloud, flashcards and study guides)Student's desire for hard copy textbooksReading e-textbooks offline Faculty authors options to self-publishBusiness model (student and institutional purchase)Future directions including "inclusive access"
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