Share|It’s no secret that many higher education institutions are actively seeking innovative solutions to drive down student costs and increase student success.  Last summer, University of Windsor made a move.  They partnered with Flat World Knowledge. As part of a university-wide pilot program studying etextbooks, led by Gwendolyn Ebbett, Dean of the...

Share|  From Alabama to Washington State, Flat Worlders are on the road again.  On panels, sessions and hashtags, we’re sharing stories  about driving costs down, student success up, and personalization forward.   Will you be at any of these higher ed meetings and conferences?  Don’t be shy.  Reach out to us on twitter @flat_world...

Share|  This is the time of year when the higher ed media turns its attention to the state of college textbooks. The Chronicle of Higher Ed published a special textbook report called, “Textbooks Turn the Page.”  FWK Founder Jeff Shelstad and John Gallaugher, our Information Systems author from Boston College, were interviewed by Alisha Azevedo for her...

Share|  Failure is downright scary to some.  It shouldn’t be.  There are plenty of encouraging words about it: I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. ~ George Burns Try again.  Fail again.  Fail better. ~ Samuel Beckett And who better than Seth Godin to break failure down into...

Share| If the third time’s a charm, then 2013 is looking mighty charming. Flat World was named for the third consecutive year to the EContent 100, EContent magazine’s list of the top 100 companies that have had the most significant impact on the digital publishing and digital content world in 2012. The list includes some of the world’s best-known...

Share|  Well, last Monday, the Hudson did just that.   Four feet and furious, the Hudson and her pal Sandy charged right into our home office at 1 Bridge St in Irvington, NY. It’s been an event filled week for all of us at Flat World.  Our news about the Jan 1, 2013 sunset of free hit the wires as we were connecting with college faculty that adopt our...