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Houghton Mifflin Files For Bankruptcy Protection

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after reaching an agreement to eliminate $3.1 billion of its debt.

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New Partnership between Follett and Inkling Gives Students More Access to Interactive Digital Textbooks

This fall, students at colleges and universities with bookstores managed by Follett Higher Education Group will have another digital textbook option. Follett and Inkling Systems, Inc. today announced a partnership to offer Inkling's enhanced, interactive digital textbooks through the more than 900 college stores operated by Follett as well as online via efollett.com®.

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Judge Sides With Georgia State U On Copyright Fight

A federal judge sided with Georgia State University on a range of copyright infringement claims filed by three publishing houses in a ruling that administrators said could set an important precedent for how educational data is used by schools.

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Gonzaga Selects Follett Higher Education Group to Manage Campus Bookstore Operations

Gonzaga University has chosen Follett Higher Education Group to manage its campus bookstore operations, effective June 1. A selection committee made up of administrators, faculty and students chose Follett after a thorough evaluation as the company with the experience, technology and resources to best serve Gonzaga’s community.

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As Prices For Textbooks Remain High, Grand Valley State U Looks To The Used Book Market To Help Students Save

Grand Valley State University says it’s helping drive down the cost of an item that’s often difficult for cash-strapped students to afford: textbooks.

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Solar Energy International Chooses Pearson for Professional Textbook Series

Solar Energy International (SEI), a leading provider of technical training in solar, wind, water power and natural building technologies, has selected Pearson to create a new professional textbook series available in print and eBook formats, Pearson announced today.

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Three Big Publishers Sue Free-Textbook Company

Boston start-up denies its business is built on copyright infringement

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Tech Start-Up to Help College Bookstores Increase Revenues and Enhance Higher Education Affordability for Students

HubEdu.com, an educational technology platform that partners with college bookstores to increase their revenues and to enhance higher education affordability for students, officially launched today at the CAMEX Campus Market Expo 2012 in the Salt Palace.

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