Share|  Every so often, students send us reviews of our textbooks.  Here are a few thoughts sent to us by Don Malzahn, a student at Northern Illinois University, on using a Flat World book on his Kindle. BTW: We love getting mail, so send us us your ideas, reactions, wish lists, fan mail, frustration mail; the good and the bad.   It makes a difference,...

Share|  From all of us at Flat World, thank you for being our partner in textbook affordability and student success.   About Flat World Knowledge Founded in 2007, Flat World Knowledge is the world's largest commercial publisher of college textbooks by expert authors that faculty can personalize down to the word level. We are proud to wear the white hat...

Share| Between June and September 2012, Bookboon.com surveyed nearly 10,000 students about digital vs. printed textbooks and summed up the results in an infographic.  There are several noteworthy takeaways: Of 2,164 U.S. college students surveyed: 96.9% said textbooks are too expensive. 57.8% prefer digital textbooks (most popular reason — “easier to...

Share|For the past few weeks, Flat World has been graced with yet another fantastic intern, Amanda Brauer.  What a huge help she’s been, especially to our Customer Service team in the weeks leading up to her first semester at the University of New Hampshire.  Since we’ve just launched a new product (shout out to the Study Pass!), I couldn’t resist...

Share|Every fall, thousands of students enter American colleges, and six years later, almost half don’t have a diploma. What they do have, almost inevitably, is debt; more than a trillion dollars’ worth, and counting. The average student who does graduate leaves college with a $4,100 credit card balance and $22,900 in student loans, but also much better prospects...

Share|I just spoke with Marco Salazar, a sophomore at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to let him know he won the $100 for rallying his friends and bringing in the most votes (158) for his suggestions on what to call the enhanced version of our online textbook reader. Come to find out, Marco is more than a contest winner.  He is one of those college...