>either through apathy or greed the lecturers have shirked their responsibility to their students. This "greed" idea is just not a thing. It's a meme that's r

>either through apathy or greed the lecturers have shirked their responsibility to their students. This "greed" idea is just not a thing. It's a meme that's repeated in places like HN, but not something that really exists out there in the real world. There'll be isolated cases, but it's not even a little bit relevant to a discussion of why textbook industry is able to extort students. In so far as profs. are responsible for "collaborating" with the industry, it's because of inertia, and a poor understanding of the alternatives. And probably also laziness. :)