On Nov 20, 2012 9:23 AM, "Trent W. Buck" <trentbuck@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au> writes:
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> ebook reader might be cost effective because you can study at night
> after the library closes, without having to cart dead trees back and
> forth, and with access to content that would otherwise require a trip to
> the state library.

They also run for a *very* long time, and are cheaper, smaller and lighter than in ipad. As a uni student I find my ereader really useful.

> Are you assuming every student buys every textbook, and throws it away
> at the end of the year?

At my mostly middle class school we tried to buy and sell books with our friends, and if that failed they were sold and bought through the school. If you got them second hand and kept them in good shape you could break even.