CafeScribe is a new service that lets you download electronic copies of your textbook, in an effort to save students money

CafeScribe is a new service that lets you download electronic copies of your textbook, in an effort to save students money and help save some trees, too.

The text books are offered at about half the price as you’ll find at the bookstore. Access and organize your electronic books in the same way you file music on your computer. There are some other useful features included in CafeScribe, like note annotation and highlighting functions. You can indicate what type of note you’re leaving, such as “important” or “ask?” These tools will help you keep track of what you’re studying–they can be tagged, and searched simultaneously across CafeScribe, Google and your desktop.

There are a couple of social networking features in CafeScribe as well, such as the ability to add friends, publish your notes and share them with others. Start or join a group to find study buddies, too. While you can sell the book back to CafeScribe, you can’t sell them to other students. There’s a limit to the amount of content you can print or copy and paste–the limit is set at 30%. It would be helpful to be able to export notes to a Word file, or even a Facebook application.
More at:http://www.cafescribe.com/
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