James Williams received his letter last fall. “Dear Professor,” it began. The form letter went on to offer him $4,000 for reviewing an introductory history textbook. “I thought, ‘That’s an interesting ...

Thomas Bartlett makes several important points in his article (“Selling Out: a Textbook Example,” June 27), but unfortunately he conflates two separate issues. There are, of course, ethical problems ...

Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories. American history textbooks can differ across the country, in ways that are shaded by partisan politics. California textbook Texas textbook California ...

College students, already a prime consumer of online subscriptions to movie, audio and video services, can add another: a subscription to digital textbooks. Giant educational publisher Pearson is ...