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Flexbook
Last modified: Thursday, September 24, 2009
Derived from the words "flexibility" and "textbook",
Flexbook is a free open source textbook platform that can be used to build
and edit collaborative textbooks. Flexbook is an open-content, web-based
collaborative model that enables educators to customize content by repurposing
what needs to be taught while adhering to the local education standards.
Flexbook is maintained by the CK-12 Foundation, a non-profit organization with a
goal of reducing the cost of textbook materials for the K-12 market both in the
U.S. and worldwide.
CK-12.org CK-12 intends to pioneer the generation and distribution of high quality educational content that will serve both as core text as well as provide an adaptive environment for learning.
LinuxToday: Flexbooks: a Non-Brain-dead way to produce textbooks Downloading and distributing for free is not even half the story. As the license is SA, everyone is free to make changes to them � say farewell to the days of textbooks with US-specific references or out of date pricing.
