These questions need to be answered before jumping to the use of laptops instead of text books, or else we will have hundreds of 10 yr olds with painful hands and necks.
Especially with classical science, English, Business, Programming (not Comp Sci) books, and a few other subjects. With those subjects, you can get a paperback at your local bookstore that covers the exact same material for a fraction of a textbook price! And, in many cases they cover the material as well or even better (Shaum Outline series for example)!
Why do instructors have to have us buy the $100+ books?!?
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Let the lawsuits begin!
Why do instructors have to have us buy the $100+ books?!?
homework and papers! Instead of going online and buying one paper, now you can buy a program ro write many!