Sapling Learning Launches Interactive General Chemistry eBook for Higher Education

AUSTIN, TX — Sapling Learning, a leader in interactive homework and assessment software for the Higher Education sciences, is pleased to announce the launch and availability of its new eBook, Olmsted and Williams' Chemistry, 5th edition. In publishing this eBook, Sapling Learning's goals are to provide a fully integrated interactive eBook and homework solution that saves students 50% or more on textbook costs.

Like all the Sapling Learning products, the Chemistry, 5th edition eBook by Olmsted and Williams will provide engaging interactive content that dramatically improves student comprehension and retention. Students will work problems directly within their eBook as they read. For the first time ever instructors can monitor how students are proceeding on assigned reading in real time. Further, faculty and departments can use Sapling's unparalleled content authoring tools to edit and customize the eBook, as well as any in-chapter practice problems, easily tailoring the eBook to meet the specific needs of their students.

When asked about the eBook, James Caras, Ph.D., CEO of Sapling Learning, said, "I visit hundreds of college campuses each year. Overwhelmingly, students are fed up with paying hundreds of dollars for static print textbooks that they primarily use as a reference. They want a high quality, cost effective eBook like Olmsted and Williams' Chemistry 5th edition that is seamlessly integrated with online homework. Ultimately, students value the experience of working problems and getting immediate and specific feedback on their performance which is what Sapling Learning delivers."

The Integrated Olmsted and Williams Chemistry, 5th edition eBook and Online Homework Solution from Sapling Learning is available for $39.99 a semester, or $70.00 for two semesters,. In addition to being a cost effective solution, it has far fewer restrictions than other publishers' eBooks. Where most eBooks are assigned digital rights management (DRM), the Sapling Learning eBook is not. Students can print all or portions of the eBook as they like at no additional charge. Sapling Learning offers print-on-demand services that will deliver a printed copy of Olmsted and Williams Chemistry, 5th edition to the college bookstore or to a student's mailbox. Alternatively, enterprising universities can print and sell the text to their students.

According to a study conducted for the Gates Foundation, textbook costs have a real impact on students' ability to complete coursework. Sixty percent of students who did not graduate report that textbooks and other fees besides tuition affected them; 58 percent of those who graduated cited the same.