We switched our Java textbook to Bruce Eckel's book, which he has posted on his own site as a free PDF.
Some students just use the PDF file, and print what they need. Most students buy the book and d/l the PDF.
Last year our university computer labs moved from free printing to 5 cents a page, after admins found students printing thousands of d/l'd book pages.
Blows my mind, as students tend tom copmlain about the weight of textbooks as much as the price.
This is why Palladium is being sold to universities and publishers as a means of renting licensed ebooks to students. After the term is done, must renew their subscription to the book or DRM refuses to open the ebook.
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As a ready-made alternative, try an AirDesk. They are pricey but well-made.
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Let's put Sam's Club on the Moon, so the astronauts can get their photos developed and fried chicken to go.
MTV's new show: Pimp my PMP.
Those aren't hands, they're hams. It's really disturbing.
Our spell checkers are much better than yours, I guess.
We switched our Java textbook to Bruce Eckel's book, which he has posted on his own site as a free PDF.
Some students just use the PDF file, and print what they need. Most students buy the book and d/l the PDF.
Last year our university computer labs moved from free printing to 5 cents a page, after admins found students printing thousands of d/l'd book pages.
Blows my mind, as students tend tom copmlain about the weight of textbooks as much as the price.
This is why Palladium is being sold to universities and publishers as a means of renting licensed ebooks to students. After the term is done, must renew their subscription to the book or DRM refuses to open the ebook.
Same deal on my 770ED. Two batteries in 4 years. Sometimes I only get 10 minutes of power before they go to zero.