About Flatworld Knowledge, LLC.
Founded in 2007 by textbook publishing industry veterans Jeff Shelstad and Eric Frank, privately held Flat World Knowledge is a leading publisher of open textbooks for higher education. Flat World’s textbooks are written by the world’s leading subject matter experts. The books are peer reviewed, professionally edited, and made available for free online to educators and students. Educators have the freedom to use the books as-is, or to mix, mash or edit them to suit their unique classroom requirements. Students can access the books for free, or purchase alternatives from print-on-demand versions of the books, to audio versions, to downloadable versions and more at a fraction of the cost of traditional textbooks.
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| Feb 18, 2010: Flat World Knowledge Launches Innovative Intern Program | 88.33 KB |
| Jan 26, 2010: Flat World Knowledge Adds New CTO and COO to Leadership Team | 102.22 KB |
| Jan 21, 2010: Open Content Emerges as Top “Technology to Watch” in 2010 | 94.76 KB |
| Jan 12, 2010: Flat World Knowledge Gives Away 400 Textbooks | 199.23 KB |
| Dec 14, 2009: Flat World Knowledge Partners with Bookshare for Textbook Accessibility | 98.85 KB |
| Aug 20, 2009: 38,000 College Students to Save 3 Million Dollars in Fall 2009 Semester | 84.24 KB |
| Jul 7, 2009: Flat World Knowledge profiled in Chris Anderson's new book FREE: The Future of a Radical Price | 157.57 KB |
| March 24, 2009: Flat World Knowledge Receives $8 Million Investment & Accelerates Next Disruptive Shift In Content Markets | 105.69 KB |
| Feb 4, 2009: Faculty Sign on With Flat World Knowledge to Use Free & Open Textbooks in College Classrooms | 110.77 KB |
| Dec 18, 2008: Flat World Knowledge comments on nomination of Arne Duncan to Secretary of Education | 64.24 KB |
| Oct 18, 2008: Flat World Knowledge, Publisher Of Open Source Textbooks, Secures $700,000 In Funding | 55.75 KB |
| Sept 25, 2008: Flat World Knowledge Addresses Textbook Affordability In Town Hall Forum At Chicago's Kennedy-King College | 47.43 KB |
| Aug 26, 2008: Flat World Knowledge's Open Textbook Model Leads The Way In Alleviating The College Textbook Crisis | 80.67 KB |
| Jul 14, 2008: Flat World Knowledge Challenges Textbook Industry; Offers Free Books To College Students & New Model For Publishing | 51.7 KB |
