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Originally posted by pod
I don't see how books are overpriced. $6-8 is hardly overpriced for a paperback providing hours, or even days, of entertainment.
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That may be true for you, but here you'd often pay double that. The cost of educational textbooks is ridiculous. My Biochem textbook (for 2 semesters) cost about $100.
I live in Africa btw, so forgive me for looking at things from that perspective. It's even worse in less priviledged or developed parts of the continent...
And I agree with you
theknife, in that e-Books are no replacement. Many people in Africa and other developing or third-world countries don't even have access to libraries. A practical alternative to paper books would save trees and provide access to those who don't have anything at all. Satellite-based education is evolving and spreading rapidly, so it would be an ideal opportunity to make a difference.
