Princeton Boasts Its Kindle Project Is Noblest
theodp writes “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, what’s the noblest Amazon Kindle DX project of all? While other universities announced similar programs, Princeton is boasting its project is unique in that it will focus on sustainability by reducing the amount of electronic-reserve course materials that students print. Under the pilot program, ,000 will reportedly be used to provide 50 lucky Princeton students with 9 Kindle DX devices loaded with materials for three courses. In a FAQ, students are told not to worry about ‘this time of severe economic constraints’ — Princeton and Amazon have managed to tap into a fund specifically endowed to support sustainability projects to provide Kindles at no cost. In addition to a ,000 grant from the High Meadows Foundation, which is headed by Princeton alum Carl Ferenbach (who, coincidentally, serves on the Board of Trustees of the Environmental Defense Fund with the wife of Amazon Director John Doerr), a matching amount will be provided by Princeton alum Jeff Bezos’ Amazon. The E-reader Pilot Program has more information.”
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