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people == MRO ?
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nobody reads anymore.
Gamgee wrote to MRO <=-
man people dont read anymore
nobody reads anymore.
Wrong. Again. As usual.
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"You are the next step in human evolution."
Ogg wrote to MRO <=-
man people dont read anymore
people == MRO ?
I have the opposite problem -- low-cost and free ebooks
have given me a backlog of books to sort through. I use
Calibre to make ebooks from most any format, then email
them to my Kindle account or read them in Calibre.
As much as I love paper books and book culture (my first
job was in a bookstore...) being able to read with
adjustable fonts and a backlight at my age is better.
Reading a used SF paperback like the early edition of Dune
that I found, with yellowing paper and faded ink is a
chore.
at my age is better. Reading a used SF paperback like the early edition
of Dune that I found, with yellowing paper and faded ink is a chore.
HusTler wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I haven't bought a book in 15 years. Oh wait.. Yes I have. Ten years
ago I bought a few books for college. But that's a racket. The author
of the book was the professor giving the class. I love E-books.
In college, I had the odd professor or two who'd write their own
Invariably, they'd change a word or two, increment the edition number
and require the newer edition for their class.
They all freakin' do this! They think they're so smart. I personally held off on buying any books at all until I was absolutely sure it was absolutely necessary. Sometimes even when it _was_ necessary, I'd just photocopy from another
student in class.
kitchenettes. It makes sense, seeing that you can buy most texts online
now - and Amazon has a rental program for textbooks. Before you could
sell your texts back, but you never knew how much you'd get. This way,
the costs are up-front.
HusTler wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Just curious, are digital books an option in college? Are they the
same price as hardcover?
HusTler wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Just curious, are digital books an option in college? Are they the same price as hardcover?
I'm pretty sure Amazon had kindle editions of some of the texts. I'd
prefer a DRM-free version, but being able to search an ebook and carry
all of my texts in one e-reader would be a game changer in college.
Arelor wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
You just can't browse an ebook as fast as you browse a thick book.
When I was at college, a lot of people had digital books. The gal who
used to sit right next to me had a very nice ereader their parents had given her as a birthday gift for college. She tried it for a while and went back to paper books in a matter of weeks.
Dr. What wrote to Arelor <=-
You just can't browse an ebook as fast as you browse a thick book.
When I was at college, a lot of people had digital books. The gal who
used to sit right next to me had a very nice ereader their parents had given her as a birthday gift for college. She tried it for a while and went back to paper books in a matter of weeks.
eBook readers are wonderful if you are reading the book from
cover to cover but as soon as you need to jump around in the
book, they get cumbersome very quickly.
eBook readers are wonderful if you are reading the book from
cover to cover but as soon as you need to jump around in the
book, they get cumbersome very quickly.
Absolute truth, right there.
I love something paper with liberal use of highlighters and notes scribbled in the margins.
Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-
I love something paper with liberal use of highlighters and notes scribbled in the margins.
That reminds me of when I was in college, and when buying my
textbooks, I'd try to buy used copies if available since they
were cheaper than new copies. For one class, I ended up with a
used copy where the previous owner had highlighted whole pages of
the book (I didn't really get why they did that). One day in
class, we were working in groups and had our books open, and
someone else in class saw my copy of the book and said something
like, "So you like highlighting?" I explained that I had bought
a used copy and it was like that when I bought it.
As much as I love paper books and book culture (my first job was in a bookstore...) being able to read with adjustable fonts and a backlight
at my age is better. Reading a used SF paperback like the early edition
of Dune that I found, with yellowing paper and faded ink is a chore.
That reminds me of when I was in college, and when buying my textbooks, I'd try to buy used copies if available since they were cheaper than new something like, "So you like highlighting?" I explained that I had bought
That reminds me of when I was in college, and when buying my textbooks,
I'd try to buy used copies if available since they were cheaper than new
something like, "So you like highlighting?" I explained that I had
bought
I always bought used books in college. They were MUCH cheaper and I felt if someone highlighted something it must be important so I figured that
was a benefit to me. If They had no used books then I was forced to buy new. That pissed me off because I wouldn't use a highlighter cause I
wanted to get the most money for it when I sold it used.
I didn't do as well in class without using the highlighter.
LoL. Damned if I do. Damned if I don't.
You said it yourself that highlighting was a bonus feature in aNah. The book loses it's value when it's marked up.
used textbook. So, you could have marketed your used books the
same way! :D
I didn't do as well in class without using the highlighter.
LoL. Damned if I do. Damned if I don't.
If you could do it all over again, what would you do now? ;)
If you could do it all over again, what would you do now? ;)
I'd change my major to computer science instead of criminal justice. ;-)
You said it yourself that highlighting was a bonus feature in a
used textbook. So, you could have marketed your used books the
same way! :D
What got me was when I had to buy a real expensive book new only to find out at the end of the term that the prof figured out it was not a good book to use, changed back to their previous semester's book, and there was no way to resell it.
I had that happen in an Accounting class. We were supposedly going to be able to use it for the next class (Accounting II). That turned out false, I could not resell the book, and wound up donating it to the library since it was not a book I wanted to keep.
I kept my Astronomy and Geography textbooks.
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What got me was when I had to buy a real expensive book new only to
find out at the end of the term that the prof figured out it was not
a good book to use, changed back to their previous semester's book,
and there was no way to resell it.
I had that happen in an Accounting class. We were supposedly going
to be able to use it for the next class (Accounting II). That
turned out false, I could not resell the book, and wound up donating
it to the library since it was not a book I wanted to keep.
I kept my Astronomy and Geography textbooks.
I feel like there should be a way for college students to borrow their textbooks rather than buy them, and perhaps that would be less expensive. Most of the time, students don't need to keep the textbooks (though it would be good to still have the option to buy them).
Nightfox
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You said it yourself that highlighting was a bonus feature in a
used textbook. So, you could have marketed your used books the
same way! :D
My recollection, which might be wrong, was that the places that bought used books from the students would not pay as much for ones that had been highlighted, marked up, etc.
What got me was when I had to buy a real expensive book new only to find
out at the end of the term that the prof figured out it was not a good book to use, changed back to their previous semester's book, and there was no
way to resell it.
I had that happen in an Accounting class. We were supposedly going to be able to use it for the next class (Accounting II). That turned out false,
I could not resell the book, and wound up donating it to the library since it was not a book I wanted to keep.
I kept my Astronomy and Geography textbooks.
My recollection, which might be wrong, was that the places that bought used books from the students would not pay as much for ones that had been highlighted, marked up, etc.
That's why I didn't highlight new books. But it had a negative effect on my course work
I heard somewhere that some colleges release new versions each year to force new purchaces by changing page numbers
i bought used books for tech college. there wasnt really any mention of it being cheaper for having notes or highlights.
candycane wrote to Nightfox <=-
I heard somewhere that some colleges release new versions each year to force new purchaces by changing page numbers
I feel like there should be a way for college students to borrow their textboo
rather than buy them, and perhaps that would be less expensive. Most of the me, students don't need to keep the textbooks (though it would be good to stil
have the option to buy them).
The way they advertise it, you get there for the semester and your books are either already in your room, or ready for you to pick up.
My recollection, which might be wrong, was that the places that bought used
books from the students would not pay as much for ones that had been highlighted, marked up, etc.
i bought used books for tech college. there wasnt really any mention of it be
g cheaper for having notes or highlights.
The way they advertise it, you get there for the semester and your books are either already in your room, or ready for you to pick up.
Kinda ridiculous thats a selling point..
quickly.
eBook readers are wonderful if you are reading the book from cover to cover but as soon as you need to jump around in the book, they get cumbersome very quickly.
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