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I didn't go to school for more than a semester, but I can vouch for this system: piracy. I found all my books available without a hitch. The publishers don't
by joshmn 13y ago
I didn't go to school for more than a semester, but I can vouch for this system: piracy.
I found all my books available without a hitch.
The publishers don't lose out on any money, so I don't feel too bad. I wouldn't have bought the books otherwise.
- dnautics 13y agoI think most of the HN crowd is too old to have experienced this, but even worse are "course textbook access codes" that some schools require students to buy a stupid token that locks them into a high price regardless of whether or not the purchased unit is used, new, or pirated. This especially goes on at certain lower-tier institutions like cc's, FPUs, etc. Several of my younger friends in the 20s or going to continuing ed have reported on this phenomenon.
- joshmn 13y agoI can vouch for those access codes. Until there's some sort of bulletproof DRM (that negates even taking screenshots), there will always be the availability of pirating any sort of print-based media. You can't get a search function with that hard-cover stuff.