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Bill gates offers a free book to college graduates. We know bill gates has a stellar list of books for you to read but he is not done making recommendations. Now, hes giving away one of those five his favorite book of the year so far to this years college. Students have to pay a huge sum to get quality textbooks. Access to these highquality textbooks is game changing for our students. Bill gates recently revealed his five recommended books for summertime reading. The library currently includes 711 textbooks, with more being added all the time. Bill gates is giving this book to all college graduates. Bookboon provides a wide selection of free textbooks for college. Free, adaptable, openly licensed textbooks and supplemental resources. Students who enter community college today might be dismayed to find that hefty tuition payments are just the beginning of a potentially expensive college career.
The good part is, since our books are webbased, we can make updates periodically. Bill and melinda gates did not start a web site to give away free textbooks to every college student for every college course. The book, factfulness by hans rosling, is available for free download for college grads from gates blog. Sep 29, 2015 bill and melinda gates made a site that provides free textbooks for students. Hes known to go through about 50 books a year and reads everything from memoirs and meditation guides to deep dives on autonomous weapons. Bill gates is giving this one free book to college. Here are some ways to get college textbooks for free or nearly free things werent always this way. Buying used instead of new can help students cut their book bill. The price of college textbooks has risen more than 1,000% since the 1970s. In august 2015, a rumor began circulating on social media that microsoft cofounder bill gates and his wife melinda gates had made a website that provides free textbooks to college students. Bill and melinda gates made a website that provide free textbooks.
Bill gates says this is the most important book for college grads to read. One survey indicates that as many as 65% of college students are choosing not to pay for course books, potentially impacting their grades. But this year, the microsoft cofounder is hoping to spread his love of books by granting college graduates a free copy of one book that can prove beneficial according to gates. Bill and melinda gates are giving away free college textbooks. William henry gates iii born october 28, 1955 is an american business magnate, software developer, investor, and philanthropist. How to get college textbooks for free or nearly free. Bill gates giving free copies of factfulness to college. Bill gates is giving away his favorite book on positivity. The bill and melinda gates foundation partially funds a nonprofit called openstax, which aims to create and provide free digital textbooks to college students at various universities. Bill gates is giving this book to college grads for free. You may soon have more access to free online classes through a new program supported by bill and melinda gates foundation grants the new next gen learning challenges initiative aims to increase the level of college education among americans, using technology to improve college readiness and completion, especially among lowincome young adults. The world probably isnt as bad as you think it is and thats exactly what bill gates wants you to understand. If youre graduating from college this semester, then bill gates has a gift for you the microsoft founder announced earlier this week that he would be giving away free. Check out these 3 websites that offer free college textbooks for just.
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Experts and academics author all the books in the field and meet educational standards. If youre with a campus bookstore or school and looking for print copies of openstax textbooks, we offer several print options to meet your needs. Bill and melinda gates used a portion of their annual letter on tuesday to describe how physical school textbooks are becoming obsolete. Openstax is a free textbook resource that anyone can access. However some good universities and websites allow access to free college textbooks online. Bill and melinda gates made a site that provides free. If you have a correction to suggest, submit it here. So youve probably seen the meme about bill gates and his wife offering textbooks for free through their website, openstax. As the year comes to an end, i reflect on how we can make our tax system more fair.
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