Students At Lynn University Get iPad Minis Instead of Textbooks

Dave_Minsky writes "About 600 students will enter Lynn University's freshman class this year, the largest since 2007, and they will all be using iPad Minis instead of textbooks. The iPads will cost $475, saving students up to 50% of what a semester's worth of textbooks would cost, estimates Lynn. Students will be able to access core curriculum classes on their iPads that are 'enhanced with custom multimedia content,' and will come with 'at least 30 education, productivity, social and news-related iOS apps — some free and some paid for by the university.' This seems to be the beginning of a new era for American colleges. The Boca Raton university is not the first to give iPads to students instead of textbooks. Back in 2010, New Jersey-based Seton Hill University announced it would give students the tablets rather than books."

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Not New Jersey

[Anonymous Coward]

Seton Hill University is in Pennsylvania. It's more popularly known sister school, Seton Hall University, is in New Jersey.

Re:I remember when

[ljw1004]

i don't remember a time when i could refrain from spending hundreds of dollars on textbooks because they were all free at the library.

I do! Spent a total of $50 on books for my entire college degree (1992-1995, Computer Science, University of Cambridge, England).