Well of course it was inevitable that the issue of textbook copying would emerge. Publishers will face the same issues as those currently faced by the music and video industry, which is why I have given developments in those fields space in this newsletter. What would really be nice would be if the publishers would learn from the lessons of their predecessors. But it looks like it's not going to happen, at least to judge from the advice offered in this article. Instead of asking why it costs sixty dollars for a hundred pages of content, the author considers ways to collect e-book money from students. Charging fees for borrowing, for example. Trust me, if you want to create a file sharing problem in academic texts, this is the way to go.
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