Netcapital Inc (NCPL)

[r clarke]

Ecotext is a great idea, but perhaps late to the party.


There are already several players in this space, including Apple.

Texts are way too expensive, but how will they find a niche?





3. Go digital

Digital or e-textbooks are catching on slowly, and it might come as a surprise that it’s cheaper to rent an e-textbook than the hardcopy. The Art of Public Speaking (12th edition) costs $38 to rent a hardcopy on Chegg, or you can rent the e-textbook for $21.50. RedShelf is a retailer that deals only in digital textbooks. They have a massive inventory with books that might not be digital elsewhere.

You pay less, and you have the added convenience of portability if you buy textbooks for Kindles. Imagine, you could carry all your textbooks on an iPad to every class without stuffing your backpack with what feels like 20-pound dumbbells. Plus, the return process is much simpler. You won’t need to take a trip to the bookstore or package up your books at UPS.


https://www.debt.org/students/college-textbooks-kindles-ipads/

https://www.apple.com/ca/education/ipad/ibooks-textbooks/

https://www.redshelf.com/