Open textbooks program receives $525,000 grant

"BCcampus, an organization that facilitates the use of open textbooks at institutions such as UBC, has received a $525,000 grant to expand its operations. Open textbooks are online books for post-secondary courses that can be tailored to suit specific classes, made possible by a creative commons license. This reduces the cost of textbooks by making them open-source. Currently, 19 public post-secondary institutions are working with BCcampus toward the adoption of open textbooks. BCcampus estimates that students have saved nearly $1 million dollars already on textbook costs thanks to open textbooks ..."