Comments on: Amazon Kindle backs Textbook Publishers into a corner

By: Textbooks… ah… textbooks « edNOLOGY

Textbooks… ah… textbooks « edNOLOGY — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:15:46 +0000

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Blog Comment: Kindle pirates textbooks « Andrew B. Watt’s Blog — Sat, 23 May 2009 19:41:46 +0000

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By: PublishingSpy

PublishingSpy — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:31:19 +0000

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By: Kindle Lover

Kindle Lover — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:45:49 +0000

blog: Amazon Kindle backs Textbook Publishers into a corner http://tinyurl.com/pb43tg #kindle #kindledx

By: Jeff Utecht

Jeff Utecht — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:41:26 +0000

So if the Kindle is the hardware that is the tipping point…then does the piracy get worse? I know the piracy is already happening but is the Kindle the piece of hardware that makes it easier to pirate?

By: Diane Quirk

Diane Quirk — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:54:41 +0000

As the parent of a college student who has paid more that $200 for single textbooks that have little to no return value, weigh far too much,and aren’t used in the classrooms, I think that textbook companies need to get with the 21st century. If it wasn’t the Kindle it would eventually be something else that would prove to be the tipping point.

By: Kyle S.

Kyle S. — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:04:17 +0000

I hate to say it but the reality of pirated text books is already here. Most text books in Canada come with a PDF copy on a CD. It is a bit cumbersome to work with (multiple files, no titles on the PDFs), but it just takes one person to place it into a correct order and add useful labels. A quick google search actually turns up heaps of PDF text books for high school science across the US and Canada. The future of textbook piracy is already here.

By: Nate Barton

Nate Barton — Thu, 21 May 2009 10:28:49 +0000

Isn’t the reality that textbooks have only got a short term lifespan anyways? Are we really going to be needing textbooks for too much longer? To me it is similar to an encyclopedia. Why in the world would I consider buying an encyclopedia in this day and time? The way of the olde $120 dollar college text book should be rapidly fading away in my opinion.

By: Melissa Lim

Melissa Lim — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:52:25 +0000

RT @jutecht: Amazon Kindle backs Textbook Publishers into a corner http://tinyurl.com/pb43tg

By: Darcy Moore

Darcy Moore — Thu, 21 May 2009 07:16:35 +0000

#Kindle Good post from @jutecht http://is.gd/C04i