Irvington Textbook Company Wins People's Choice Award for Affordability

In a world dominated by ebooks and ipads, it's worth noting that Irvington publisher Flat World Knowledge has held its own, recently earning the title of "most affordable textbook provider" in an online survey conducted by Edudation-Portal.com.

This fall, website conducted its first-ever Education Resources 'People's Choice Awards' to highlight the best tools for saving students time and money.

Flat World Knowledge was the number-one choice of readers, who were asked where they saved the most money on textbooks. 

“It’s no surprise that Flat World Knowledge was the winner for the category of Best Discount Textbook Provider,” said Ben Wilson, president and co-founder of Remilon, a Web media company that owns and operates Education-Portal.com. “Flat World’s use of open textbooks allows students to save money while accessing high-quality educational resources. All of us at Education-Portal.com really admire what the Flat World team is doing and congratulate them on being recognized as a leader in low-cost textbook alternatives.”

The following information is provided by Flat World Knowledge:

Flat World publishes its authors’ works under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA) open license, which allows students to read online for free or buy low-cost digital or print formats. Instructors are free to tailor Flat World content to fit their syllabi and learning objectives with the MIYO (Make It Your Own) online editing platform.

Students who want the option to read anytime, anywhere, on any device can purchase the All-Access Pass. For $30, students get lifetime access to their Flat World textbook and interactive study aids in a suite of digital formats: online reader; e-book for an iPad, Kindle or other e-reader; print-it-yourself PDF; and audiobook for an iPod or MP3 player. Low-cost print options are also available. Flat World’s content is free of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions and never expires.

More than 300,000 students at 2,000+ colleges and universities are expected to use Flat World textbooks for the 2011/2012 school year.

Learn more about Flat World Knowledge here.