Case Studies/Flat World Knowledge - Revision history

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U.S. Curator: Category:USA

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‎Motivations

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‎Media

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‎Overview

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 == Overview ==
-'''As of November 5, 2012, Flat World Knowledge no longer incorporates CC licensing. [http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/11/05/flat-worlds-shift-gears-and-what-it-means-open-textbook-publishing]'''
+<font size="5">As of November 5, 2012, Flat World Knowledge no longer incorporates CC licensing. [http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/11/05/flat-worlds-shift-gears-and-what-it-means-open-textbook-publishing]</font>
 Flat World Knowledge is a commercial textbook publisher that incorporates CC licenses into its business model. Co-founded by the Director of Marketing for Prentice Hall Business Publishing, FWK makes higher education textbooks available via CC BY-NC-SA, allowing professors and students to adapt them to individual courses. Flat World Knowledge is competitive with traditional publishers as it hires quality authors and editors, overseeing professional peer-review for texts. Flat World Knowledge recently [http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/150000-College-Students-Save-12-Million-Using-Flat-World-Knowledge-Open-Textbooks-2010-1307980.htm released information] that 800 colleges will utilize its open textbooks this year (2010), saving 150,000 students $12 million or more in textbook expenses.

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 {{Case Study
-|importance=High
+|Description=<strike>Flat World Knowledge is a commercial higher education textbook publisher that incorporates CC licenses into its business model.</strike>
 |Mainurl=http://www.flatworldknowledge.com
 |Author=Flat World Knowledge
 |User_Status=Curator
 |Tag=open textbooks, OER,
 |Format=Text
 |Country=United States
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 |Image_Header=http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/7/73/Flat_World_Knowledge_Logo.gif
 |Image_attribution=(c) Flat World Knowledge
 |License=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
 }}
 == Overview ==
 Flat World Knowledge is a commercial textbook publisher that incorporates CC licenses into its business model. Co-founded by the Director of Marketing for Prentice Hall Business Publishing, FWK makes higher education textbooks available via CC BY-NC-SA, allowing professors and students to adapt them to individual courses. Flat World Knowledge is competitive with traditional publishers as it hires quality authors and editors, overseeing professional peer-review for texts. Flat World Knowledge recently [http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/150000-College-Students-Save-12-Million-Using-Flat-World-Knowledge-Open-Textbooks-2010-1307980.htm released information] that 800 colleges will utilize its open textbooks this year (2010), saving 150,000 students $12 million or more in textbook expenses.

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	* http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/in-the-news		* http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/in-the-news
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 {{Case Study
 |Description=Flat World Knowledge is a commercial higher education textbook publisher that incorporates CC licenses into its business model.
 |Mainurl=http://www.flatworldknowledge.com
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 |User_Status=Curator
 |Tag=open textbooks, OER,
-|License short name=CC BY-NC-SA
+|License_short_name=CC BY-NC-SA
 |Format=Text
 |Country=United States
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 |Image_Header=http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/7/73/Flat_World_Knowledge_Logo.gif
 |Image_attribution=(c) Flat World Knowledge
 |License=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
 }}

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 == Motivations ==
-'''How did the author or organization first hear about Creative Commons? Why did they choose to license under Creative Commons? Which license did they select and why? Any other issues you may have come across/comments you’d like to make.'''
+CEO of FWK, Jeff Shelstad, writes in a [http://www.good.is/post/the-demise-of-the-200-textbook guest post for GOOD]:
-Delete the above questions and add text here.
+:"Our philosophy and Flat World’s disruptive business model is based on the idea of abundance, not scarcity. Abundance makes information and knowledge available to whoever wants it. Scarcity restricts access by charging a high price.
 == Media ==

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 == Media ==
-* * [http://blip.tv/file/3420050/ Eric Frank (Chief Marketing Officer) at CC Salon NYC]
+* [http://blip.tv/file/3420050/ Eric Frank (Chief Marketing Officer) at CC Salon NYC]
 * http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/in-the-news
 * http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/press-releases

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 == Overview ==
-Flat World Knowledge is a commercial textbook publisher that incorporates CC licenses into their business model. Co-founded by the Director of Marketing for Prentice Hall Business Publishing, FWK makes higher education textbooks available via CC BY-NC-SA, allowing professors and students to adapt them to individual courses. Flat World Knowledge is competitive with traditional publishers as they hire quality authors and editors, overseeing professional peer-review for texts. Flat World Knowledge recently [http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/150000-College-Students-Save-12-Million-Using-Flat-World-Knowledge-Open-Textbooks-2010-1307980.htm released information] that 800 colleges will utilize their open textbooks this year (2010), saving 150,000 students $12 million or more in textbook expenses.
+Flat World Knowledge is a commercial textbook publisher that incorporates CC licenses into its business model. Co-founded by the Director of Marketing for Prentice Hall Business Publishing, FWK makes higher education textbooks available via CC BY-NC-SA, allowing professors and students to adapt them to individual courses. Flat World Knowledge is competitive with traditional publishers as they hire quality authors and editors, overseeing professional peer-review for texts. Flat World Knowledge recently [http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/150000-College-Students-Save-12-Million-Using-Flat-World-Knowledge-Open-Textbooks-2010-1307980.htm released information] that 800 colleges will utilize their open textbooks this year (2010), saving 150,000 students $12 million or more in textbook expenses.
 == License Usage ==