# Social Media Studying Buy Readable Textbooks on Facebook Using Kno By Omar Yusuf | Published 2011-08-12 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kno References: [gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/5829857/kno-thinks-selling-college-textbooks-on-facebook-is-the-way-forward) & [facebook](http://www.facebook.com/GoodtoKno?sk=app_201143516562748) The people at Kno -- as their name suggests -- are fully aware of the crippling costs of university textbooks. I mean, to a struggling student, $500 for an engineering course reader is an astronomical price to demand. The simple solution would be to provide university books via the [iPad](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/study-solution) or [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/astropads-new-bookcase), but considering the escalating costs of higher education, most kids can't afford to buy an expensive gadget. Enter Kno, a software company dedicated to providing education solutions, with a new initiative called 'Textbooks for [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiktoks-campus-verification).' Already, Kno's virtual bookshelf is stocked with thousands of required readings for today's college students. In the future, however, the company promises to not only import and sell *more* textbooks, but to provide course-based quizzes and audio recordings so that studying is even more simple. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 16% | Activity: 66% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Youth](https://www.trendhunter.com/youth) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Affordable Textbooks:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform for affordable digital textbooks that can be accessed through social media platforms like Facebook to lower the cost of education. - **Education Solutions:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop software solutions that offer additional study resources such as quizzes and audio recordings to enhance the learning experience for students. - **Digital Learning:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the potential of digital learning platforms like Kno to revolutionize the way students access and interact with educational content. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create innovative tools and platforms to improve access and affordability of educational resources. - **Publishing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Embrace digital technologies to transform the way textbooks are created, distributed, and accessed by students. - **Social Media:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize social media platforms as a new channel for distributing educational content and fostering engagement among students. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Student Network Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/studeen.md) - [Instant Flashcard Study Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/studyy.md) - [Snack-Themed Textbooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fundamental-textbooks.md) - [AI-Enhanced Short-Form Study Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/studyrot.md) - [Mobile Reading Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/astropads-new-bookcase.md) - [Study Content Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brainrot.md) - [Intelligent Reading Companions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bookread.md) - [Unified Study Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/myqnote.md) - [Interactive Learning Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/killerstudy.md)