Considering that the average k12 textbook now costs $76, laptops/webpads/palms/ebooks/whatever make economic sense. Assuming every kid needs 6 textbooks a year, by the time they graduate the school district will have spent nearly $6000 on out-of-date, paper content. Why not buy electronic devices for $500 to $1000 and give all the students their textbooks electronically?
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Considering that the average k12 textbook now costs $76, laptops/webpads/palms/ebooks/whatever make economic sense. Assuming every kid needs 6 textbooks a year, by the time they graduate the school district will have spent nearly $6000 on out-of-date, paper content. Why not buy electronic devices for $500 to $1000 and give all the students their textbooks electronically?