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I think that we can safely assume that if something directly comparable but much worse, both ethically and legally, has occurred (e.g. doctors being bribed by p
by mfoy_ 7y ago
I think that we can safely assume that if something directly comparable but much worse, both ethically and legally, has occurred (e.g. doctors being bribed by pharma companies to over-prescribe their drug), then it's not a stretch to give this claim the benefit of the doubt.
Anecdotally, I once had a professor who had personally remixed an existing textbook and forced us to buy his version for the class, because he would reference page numbers and chapter headings from his version. Admittedly, this is essentially what most "nth edition" textbooks do anyways, but it was a little jarring to see him personally emulate this so directly and unscrupulously.
- kylebenzle 7y ago"then it's not a stretch to give this claim the benefit of the doubt." Wow, where is your brain?
- jacobreg 7y agoOn the other hand I had a professor who wrote a book just to teach this particular course, and sold it for $5. It was a great text and a great course.
- bb88 7y agoHe probably made money on it (even if it was $100). I've heard of profs writing books explicitly for their classes and not making money on them.
- rusticpenn 7y agoThe money required to print it probably...
- yummypaint 7y agoAll the prof-authored material ive seen has always been provided as a free pdf before the course started. There is really no excuse for not doing this in 2019.