Recent headlines have been flooded with the rising costs of higher education. Can you imagine that textbook prices have risen 945% since 1978? More and more students are opting out of buying textbooks and here are the reasons:
Reason 1: According to the Student PIRGs, 65% of students said that they decided against buying a textbook because it was too expensive. What’s even more disturbing is that 94% of students who had forgone purchasing a book were concerned that it would hurt their grade.
Reason 2: Students no longer find the universal, linear structure of textbooks engaging. Today’s digital natives demand a more interactive and real-time approach to learning. Content is moving at such a fast pace that today’s textbooks should be more flexible and personalized.
Flat World helps to solve this problem by providing affordable, digital-first textbooks. Professors can now have peace of mind that their students don’t need to spend a month’s worth of lunch money to buy required textbooks. Help us change the cost of education, without sacrificing quality.
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