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Back to school with e-books and SXSW PanelPicker voting
Two stories you might have missed from the print edition of the American-Statesman this weekend: first off, a Sunday back-to-school tech gift guide for college students.
This year, we focused on tablets and e-book readers, devices that allow university students to access a wide range of course work and e-textbooks, often at a discount. There’s been a flurry of activity in this space the last couple of weeks as Amazon and Barnes & Noble have sweetened their deals and, of course, the iPad is still white hot in the tablet space. In the feature, we discuss options for e-book readers, tablets and accessories.
And in the Monday edition, the Digital Savant column is focused on the South by Southwest PanelPicker. At 2 p.m. Monday afternoon, voting is scheduled to open up to the public for panels that have been submitted.
About 3,800 panels will be available for voting, a big jump from last year’s 2,400, which has prompted some changes in the vetting process. You can read fest director Hugh Forrest’s rundown of what’s new with the PanelPicker this year and learn about a Facebook group devoted to discussing the process and promoting individual sessions.
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