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I think making textbooks more accessible to students will be a huge positive movement for education, especially in countries such as the states where education
by IntegralCalcs 7y ago
I think making textbooks more accessible to students will be a huge positive movement for education, especially in countries such as the states where education is already a multi billion dollar industry.
- gcthomas 7y agoWiping out the secondary market where students can sell on their textbooks at the end of their courses to those just starting. I can see why such an unregulated market is a threat to their business model - increasing their control of the market won't bring prices down at all.
- HomeDeLaPot 7y agoYep, and phasing out print textbooks is only accomplishing the opposite.
- fapjacks 7y agoAt least for me, I find that textbooks are more accessible when they are textbooks, instead of heavily-DRMed software hidden behind a subscription paywall and wholesale information rape.