Freeload Press...announced today that it has purchased Textbook Revolution in a strategic move designed to add more products, expand services and increase resources for college students and other learners around the country. The combined companies will provide extensive resources for students searching for affordable textbooks, study guides, learning tools, informational modules, and other educational assets.
“Our mission is to liberate the textbook so students from all financial backgrounds can use these important tools,” said Tom Doran, Chief Executive Officer at Freeload Press, Inc. “Textbook Revolution provides a service that helps expand the reach of our mission. Their cataloging service --which organizes and comments on all appropriate free textbooks and supplements-- is a wonderful resource for all college students.”
Joining him in announcing the merger was Jason Turgeon, President and founder of Textbook Revolution. “I’m excited to join Freeload Press. Both of us are working hard to make college more affordable, so this is a natural fit”, said Turgeon, who will continue to manage Textbook Revolution and work as a publisher with Freeload Press, Inc. “By joining their team, I’ll be able to greatly increase the resources for free books I can direct students to, without compromising quality. This is really going to benefit students looking for relief from the spiraling costs of education.” said Turgeon.
Comment. I've called Textbook Revolution "the best single site on OA textbooks" and again, the only "searchable portal [for OA textbooks] that tries to be comprehensive." If this buy-out ensures its longevity, I'm all for it.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 9/18/2006 02:29:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
