[Pan_Yans Wife]

Interesting point about textbooks.

My first grader has one school textbook, that must be used on a daily basis. But, the school does not have a copy for 'at home' use. (Necessary for young children who NEVER remember to bring anything home.) The teacher just copies the pages, and sends five or six home at a time.

So, this is the same as your idea.

As for college textbooks, a great deal of the information that students are using is already on the computer, and they take courses online, too. The cost is more per credit hour, but it truly is convenient. Perhaps the universities could impliment this on a broader scale, but I still think the copyright holders would want everyone to pay the same price, be it an "electronic book" version, or a hardbound volume.

Would the market support paying the same price, for both? I don't know about that.

[an amused spectator]

Would the market support paying the same price, for both? I don't know about that.

I don't have a problem with paying for information (I raided my local used bookstore for my own selfish purposes last week), but I object to the outright highway robbery being practiced by the information cartel.