UI launches ICON Direct to save students money on textbooks - CRISTÓBAL MCKINNEY, Now U Iowa

This fall, the University of Iowa launched ICON Direct, an online platform that gives students the option of buying digital textbooks and course materials at a much lower cost than their printed equivalents. “Digital content, particularly eTexts, is becoming more popular across the country, and not just because of the cost savings,” says Annette Beck, director in the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology (OTLT). “Students can search, annotate, and mark digital course materials, pose questions to their instructors within the text, and instructors can see which passages students highlight or struggle with. It opens up a lot of new possibilities.” https://now.uiowa.edu/2018/08/ui-launches-icon-direct-save-students-money-textbooks