Random Ranting: Digital Textbooks, practical for college?

[fashion_piranha]

There’s been a lot of talk about moving to digital textbooks. In some classes - like my accounting class - the transition has already begun.   The original textbook Accounting Principles is divided into the separate sections - since the accounting sequence is three classes - and each piece is sold separately for $50. Instead of a hefty ten pound

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[malana]

Yikes. It'd be one thing if there was substantial money being saved, but that doesn't seem to be the case here. Considering how easily I rip pages out of binders, that would have been dreadful for me while I was in school.

[notsoperky]

That sounds neat, if it was an option. I hated carrying my LARGE math book around and my math teacher had a little packet with the chapter, the problems and the answers and I was SOOOOOOOOOO jealous. I hate lugging heavy stuff. Like, I'd keep the big books for home and carry the parts. that would be nice.