The world is flat thomas friedman designed by jonathan d. Weve written a few times in the past about flat world knowledge, a textbook publisher that really seems to have embraced the sort of business models we discuss. Books that will improve your knowledge of the world. Activate your access pass access passes are sold at your bookstore. Globalization and the flat world seattle pacific university.
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, the 48 laws of power is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control. Our homework system includes questions in the form of graphs, choice matrices, fillintheblank, image and graph labeling, and more. I have just modified one external link on flat world knowledge. Instead, this is the archive of a small project by andy schmitz to archive creative commonslicensed copies of all the books which were available online from a specific publisher at the end of 2012. We offer study aids for a virtual pittance, per chapter. Many college students and their families are concerned about the high costs of textbooks. Random house invests in creative commons free textbook. As of august 2010, 800 colleges and universities were using flat world open textbooks and 150,000 students were using 24 different published titles. Flat world knowledge, an open source textbook publisher offering free online texts and forpay supplements, is launching an initiative to attract college bookstores to its publishing program. Flat worlds shift in gears and what it means for open. Flat world publishes premier textbooks written by leading experts that are as good or better than those. A recently released edition picador, 2007 includes new content, friedman explains, because the forces flattening the world didnt stop when the first edition of this book was published. A company called flat world knowledge produces and gives away open source textbooks in a way they believe to be financially sustainable.
Feb 23, 2010 my guests for this weeks innovators show are the cofounder eric frank and cto jon williams of flat world knowledge, a new textbook publishing company with a refreshingly disruptive business model. Two alpha phases involved faculty and one alpha phase involved students. Flat world is one big cliche and the more i tried to read it the more difficult it became to find any redemptive qualities. Choose expedited shipping for fastest 26 business day delivery. When the world was flat by ingrid jonach goodreads. Flat design world book day educational concept free vector. Orders ship same or next business day w free tracking. It will look a little different than the current view, but the. Like any other textbook publishing company, flat world is building up a stable of authors with whom it has exclusive or, in this case, semiexclusive relationships. First off, this is not the website for the original publisher. I cannot give a full on critique given that i put the book down after seven pages. Flatworld institutional makes college textbooks more affordable. Enter the access code to redeem and gain online access to your ebook.
Apr 12, 2011 both books as well as the atlas black series are published by flat world knowledge, a new media, open source textbook publisher that posts its textbooks online for free while selling a variety of. Today we get to take a look at the unique publishing tools offered by flatworld knowledge. E books have been proposed as one potential solution. Servicedominant logic, sustainability, ethics and social. Flat world knowledge to bring free textbooks into blackboard.
Their highly disruptive business model and technology platform is breaking all the rules and doing nothing less than reinventing the textbook publishing industry. When the world was flat is one of those books that sneak up on you while youre busy looking the other way. The flat world knowledge thematic reader for writers. The new look to online books at flat world knowledge. Join your colleagues at 1,400 higher education institutions across the country and pick a book from our catalog below. We offer convenient, lowcost choices for students printondemand softcovers, audio books and chapters, selfprint options, and more. America was going to be challenged, but, he insisted, the challenge would be good for america because we are. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. If you have suggestions for guests youd like to hear on the podcast, please contact us and well try our best to make it. Interactive study aids to help reinforce key terms and concepts. Join professors at over 1,500 institutions who have switched to our textbooks. It starts with a there are very few people who can tell me to go read a book without offering any further details and expect.
I had come to bangalore, indias silicon valley, on my own columbuslike journey of exploration. The practice and ethics of public speaking jason s. Flat world knowledge concluded its first semester of operation successfully, supplying some 480 classes in 430 institutions with relatively cheap, opensource, digital textbooks. Swot analysis of flat world knowledge strengths the first and largest publisher of free and open textbooks. Flat worlds books had been adopted for more than 1,000 college courses nationwide. Fwk textbooks are much like traditional textbooks in that they are. Flat world knowledge reaches out to college bookstores.
Ebooks have been proposed as one potential solution. Aug 22, 2016 amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, the 48 laws of power is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control. The codes can be used for any flatworld title and they do not expire. The move to digital, uncategorized customized textbooks, flat world knowledge, free textbooks, miyo. Shelstad, the companys ceo, had long suspected that offering. Flat world readereditor version 5 flat world knowledge. Usually ships within 24 hours in quality packaging. Flat world knowledge, a free, open source textbook publisher, has announced plans to add support for direct integration of its books into campus learning management systems lms. My guests for this weeks innovators show are the cofounder eric frank and cto jon williams of flat world knowledge, a new textbook publishing company with a refreshingly disruptive business model. Flat world knowledge was founded in 2007 by jeff shelstad and eric frank in nyack, new york. Catalog flatworld institutional homework find your rep participating universities. To purchase or access your course materials please sign up here. Questions in multiple formats, written for your book. This is the flat earth society podcast, a place or free thinkers to discuss alternative science and new or unusual ways of viewing the world.
Flatworld knowledge digital all access pass single text digital all access pass 9781453356906 and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Principles of marketing teaches the experience and process of actually doing marketing not just the vocabulary. Flat world knowledge textbooks, page 1 direct textbook. Books have varying amounts of wear and highlighting.
But it is the world is flat, first published in 2005, that created the most widely used metaphor for globalization today. From audience analysis to giving a presentation, stand up, speak out. Managing to succeed by jeremy short talya bauer dave ketchen len simon len simonillustrator flat world knowledgeeditor inc. The flat world knowledge handbook for writers bookshare. It carries five dominant themes throughout in order to expose students to marketing in todays environment. Download this free vector about flat design world book day educational concept, and discover more than 7 million professional graphic resources on freepik.
Login my account upper right corner my books scroll to click on the book you want to access. Flatworld offers digital codes and printed access cards to bookstores across the. Browse the catalog join your colleagues at 1,400 higher education institutions across the country and pick a book from our catalog below. Catalog flatworld institutional homework participating universities educators. This article reports an initial study of the financial. Flat world knowledge provides a new approach to college textbooks. Attias, danette ifert johnson flat world knowledge, l. The flat world knowledge handbook for writers supports the goal of acculturating entering students to the demands of collegelevel thinking and writing, whether that goal is being met through coursework in composition, student development, or some combination of the two. Flatworld textbooks come complete with a full range of instructor supplements, included homework system, and an easytouse customization platform, all at no extra cost. Flat world knowledge also offers textbooks in digital formats e. The company then moved to smallscale private beta testing in 27 classes.
Flat world knowledge is the worlds first publisher of open source textbooks. We also provide digital audio mp3 downloads most of our books in their entirety, or by the chapter. The authors focus on the process of speech making because they have created this book to be a userfriendly guide to creating, researching, and presenting public speeches. Students could order paper copies cheaply in color or black. Education horizontal typography banner set with learning and knowledge symbols flat illustration. Flat world knowledge, a free, open source textbook publisher, has announced plans to add support for direct integration of its books into campus learning management systems lms like blackboard. The practice and ethics of public speaking will guide students through the speech making process. Flatworld authors are involved in ensuring that the questions specifically match the pedagogy of the. Posted on january 29, 2009 january 29, 2009 by david fwk, the open source textbook publishing company, has come out of private beta. The new look to online books at flat world knowledge youtube.
Like any other textbook publishing company, flat world is building up a stable of authors with whom it has exclusive or, in this case, semi. As of august 2010, 800 colleges and universities were using flat world open textbooks and 150,000 students were using 24. For full access to your content, you must be logged in. Both books as well as the atlas black series are published by flat world knowledge, a new media, open source textbook publisher that posts its textbooks online for free while selling a variety of. Our books are open for instructors to modify and make their own for their own course not for anybody elses. Flatworld bringing textbook prices back down to earth.
Talking with eric frank and jon williams about flat world. Servicedominant logic, sustainability, ethics and social responsibility, global coverage and metrics. Flat world knowledge sounds like a good idea, but unless teachers buy into it and decide to use it, the benefits of the site to students are irrelevant. Flatworld has made it even easier for bookstores and booksellers to order and stock our products with our etextbook access pass. Welcome to version 5 of the flat world readereditor.
Flat world knowledge concluded its first semester of operation successfully, supplying some 480 classes in 430 institutions with relatively cheap, open. This manual will guide you through the basics of how to use read, study, and edit books using the flat world knowledge platform. In her introduction to graham greenes the quiet american, zadie smith says of alden pyle, the american of the title. The writing, characters, and story lines are completely flat. Utilize our full range of instructor supplements, including powerpoint slides.
Flatworld authors are involved in ensuring that the questions specifically match the pedagogy of the textbook. Flat world knowledge began alpha testing of their platform and business model spring of 2008. Catalog flatworld institutional homework find your rep. Founded in 2007, flat world knowledge was one of the early pioneers in the move to bring free and open access to textbooks to students and educators.
101 806 194 956 580 90 92 334 484 222 696 1563 1588 1457 1559 777 329 1186 1404 575 105 842 1212 1318 1449 778 1277 360 963 126 311 1419