Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks
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Re: Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks
#2This is evil on so many levels - no ownership - you only rent!
Re: Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks
#3This is evil on so many levels - no ownership - you only rent!
You see this is because the new generations expect to rent ....
What a lot of horse manure
In theory this model makes sense for a lot of textbooks, in practice I suspect the price difference between buying and renting for a year won't be that big at all.
I would imagine that majority of books would be rented for a year, academic year anyway
Re: Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks
#4Reality tries hard to validate RMS' wild predictions... https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.en.html
Re: Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks
#5This is evil on so many levels - no ownership - you only rent!
You see this is because the new generations expect to rent .... What a lot of horse manure In theory this model makes sense for a lot of textbooks, in practice I suspect the price difference between buying and renting for a year won't be that big at all. I would imagine that majority of books would be rented for a year, academic year anyway
> You see this is because the new generations expect to rent ....
Nope. We just can't afford not to rent.
Re: Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks
#6Great example of how to encourage piracy.
Re: Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks
#7This is evil on so many levels - no ownership - you only rent!
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Re: Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
You see this is because the new generations expect to rent .... What a lot of horse manure In theory this model makes sense for a lot of textbooks, in practice I suspect the price difference between buying and renting for a year won't be that big at all. I would imagine that majority of books would be rented for a year, academic year anyway
> You see this is because the new generations expect to rent .... Nope. We just can't afford not to rent.
This initiative will probably make you change your mind...
Re: Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
You see this is because the new generations expect to rent .... What a lot of horse manure In theory this model makes sense for a lot of textbooks, in practice I suspect the price difference between buying and renting for a year won't be that big at all. I would imagine that majority of books would be rented for a year, academic year anyway
> You see this is because the new generations expect to rent .... Nope. We just can't afford not to rent.
When owners of capital collude to remove owning as an option, they become sole arbiters of pricing.
So "afford" becomes a bit odd when someone simply expands their profit margins as much as the market will bear.
Re: Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks
#10I think making textbooks more accessible to students will be a huge positive movement for education, especially in countries such as the states where education is already a multi billion dollar industry.