Amazon has announced a program, called Amazon Ignite, that will allow teachers to sell educational resources to fellow teachers. Amazon had a similar site some time ago that ended up dealing with copyright issues so the new venture will require that educators go through a vetting process and Amazon will review submissions from those selected. Amazon will take its 30% cut of revenue generated.
The EdSurge release explaining the new Amazon venture also notes that the popular Teachers Paying Teachers service has also been accused of hosting content that violated copyright. Amazon’s commitment to taking more responsibility for the content hosted will differentiate its effort.