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> But it's just everyday academic publishing Yes it is. Publishers already try to sabotage reuse and resale of their print textbooks by tying them to single-us
by musicale 4y ago
> But it's just everyday academic publishing
Yes it is. Publishers already try to sabotage reuse and resale of their print textbooks by tying them to single-use codes for their digital platform, which they somehow lure instructors into using.
Instructor collusion with this is really a sort of professional malpractice that should be banned by the educational institution, but of course institutions are bribed with kickbacks from the publishers. Yet it would be more efficient for the institution just to raise tuition and fees which are charged to students directly.
- sitkack 4y ago> somehow lure instructors into using The publishers offer "free grading" of homework from the textbook, but it is one time use. It really is a bribe to the teachers so they no longer have to grade homework in exchange for the student buying a book at full price that they can't resell. There really should be a class action lawsuit against publishers and schools for this behavior.