With 'Access Codes,' Textbook Pricing More Complicated Than Ever 400
jyosim writes "Some see it as the latest ploy by textbook publishers to kill the used book market: 'access codes' for online supplements for course work. In some cases professors require students to purchase these codes in order to even see the required homework. One U. of Maine's student's struggle to find a reasonably priced textbook demonstrates the limits the new publisher practices put on students, but some argue that ultimately the era of digital course materials will be better for student learning."
Re:Mark of a shitty instructor (Score:4, Funny)
And no change to my point was needed.
Re:Businessmen (Score:5, Funny)
The Boomers was really a short sited generation.
But at least we learned spelling and grammar. :)
Re:A shocking discovery (Score:3, Funny)
His name -- I still can hardly belive it: Giuseppe Pescatore Puzzolo.
That loser? Low level spark. He was taken out by Tarkus Heterodyne during the Battle Of The Crimson Clanks near Sturmhalten in 1840.
Re:Never buy from the student bookstore (Score:4, Funny)
My wife has one of those scumbag profs.
What she did, went to the book store before class and bough a new book, let him look, returned it after class and used the amazon.com 1/4 price used book instead.
Scumbag professors are easily outsmarted.
Re:Businessmen my ass (Score:5, Funny)
Hand waving is not a valid argument.
If it's good enough for Obi Wan, it's good enough for me.
Re:Businessmen (Score:4, Funny)
Er, what species are you? ; )