Topic: some study claims that students skip meals to pay for textbooks
Sheila LaBoof started this discussion 7 years ago #78,389
How the fuck is a fiver going to cover a fucking textbook that costs 30 times as much as that
You'd have to skip eating for weeks to get all the books
You'd have to skip eating for weeks to get all the books
Syntax joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 8 minutes later[^] [v] #915,305
I doubt that. Most kids buy their books used on eBay or Amazon now for cheap.
If they’re tech savvy they just pirate a PDF version of it.
If they’re tech savvy they just pirate a PDF version of it.
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #915,306
@previous (Syntax)
They do? How would you know that? Truth is that they do not. You cannot find most academic texts on eBay or Amazon.
They do? How would you know that? Truth is that they do not. You cannot find most academic texts on eBay or Amazon.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 8 minutes later, 18 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #915,308
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Syntax replied with this 7 years ago, 7 minutes later, 32 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #915,317
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 10 minutes later, 43 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #915,329
depressionman !aUC8h1oEKI joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 46 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #915,331
I graduated college a few years ago and my textbooks are in foreign languages no one wants to read.
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later, 49 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #915,335
@OP
Was this "study" a survey done for a company that sells online course materials?
Was this "study" a survey done for a company that sells online course materials?
Syntax replied with this 7 years ago, 28 seconds later, 50 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #915,336
Syntax double-posted this 7 years ago, 39 seconds later, 50 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #915,338
@915,331 (depressionman !aUC8h1oEKI)
You think literally anyone here that makes fun of you or mocks you is Matt. Lol
You think literally anyone here that makes fun of you or mocks you is Matt. Lol
depressionman !aUC8h1oEKI replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 53 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #915,339
Crusty old geriatric is my dads middle name. Family photo albums are labeled X rated and partly because the pages are stuck together with crust.
Syntax replied with this 7 years ago, 54 seconds later, 54 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #915,340
@previous (depressionman !aUC8h1oEKI)
Stop derailing this topic with your senile ramblings deluded old man.
Stop derailing this topic with your senile ramblings deluded old man.
depressionman !aUC8h1oEKI replied with this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later, 57 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #915,342
@previous (Syntax)
Old man? You confuse me with my dad, who's body is riddled with strange diseases. He once was in the oil business but lets not get into dinner subjects, that make others puke.
Old man? You confuse me with my dad, who's body is riddled with strange diseases. He once was in the oil business but lets not get into dinner subjects, that make others puke.
Anonymous B replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 59 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #915,344
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Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 21 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #915,396
That's the price they have to pay for a FREE MARKET™ and LIBERTY®, sorry.MR MIKE PENCE joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 3 hours later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #915,418
Why don't they just get an ebook reader and download the books
Anonymous E replied with this 7 years ago, 28 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #915,426
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chill dog !!81dzJNNYL joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 2 hours later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #915,471
@915,418 (MR MIKE PENCE)
A lot of books are hard to find as ebooks or online
Luckily im past having to buy loads of very expensive textbooks, those are mostly for math and science classes
A lot of books are hard to find as ebooks or online
Luckily im past having to buy loads of very expensive textbooks, those are mostly for math and science classes
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 14 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #915,652
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 7 years ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #915,671
Oh also some i cant find in pdf because they're hella niche
Language books are good to have a physical copy of and you need those from day 1, cant wait for long ass shipping times
I had one book that cost $70, looked it up on Amazon and most listings were $140. Found one for $40 but it was sold by a third party thru Amazon and estimated shipping would be between September 27 and October 16...
@previous (Anonymous E)
What? Student loans and a job, motherfucker. I don't even speak to my mom.
Language books are good to have a physical copy of and you need those from day 1, cant wait for long ass shipping times
I had one book that cost $70, looked it up on Amazon and most listings were $140. Found one for $40 but it was sold by a third party thru Amazon and estimated shipping would be between September 27 and October 16...
@previous (Anonymous E)
What? Student loans and a job, motherfucker. I don't even speak to my mom.
MR MIKE PENCE replied with this 7 years ago, 1 day later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #915,846
Anonymous I replied with this 7 years ago, 43 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #915,851
@previous (MR MIKE PENCE)
Plenty of textbooks don't even have ebook or PDF versions. My uni provided most of my textbooks, and I'm lucky programming textbooks are almost always around as PDFs somewhere, but good luck finding Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry LXIX in ebook form!
Plenty of textbooks don't even have ebook or PDF versions. My uni provided most of my textbooks, and I'm lucky programming textbooks are almost always around as PDFs somewhere, but good luck finding Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry LXIX in ebook form!
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Anonymous N joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 28 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #915,855
I did the same. Knowledge is food.
MR MIKE PENCE replied with this 7 years ago, 4 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #915,887
@915,851 (I)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karoly_Heberger/publication/315513438_Chemical_Data_Formats_Fingerprints_and_Other_Molecular_Descriptions_for_Database_Analysis_and_Searching/links/5a5732e60f7e9bf2a5376512/Chemical-Data-Formats-Fingerprints-and-Other-Molecular-Descriptions-for-Database-Analysis-and-Searching.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karoly_Heberger/publication/315513438_Chemical_Data_Formats_Fingerprints_and_Other_Molecular_Descriptions_for_Database_Analysis_and_Searching/links/5a5732e60f7e9bf2a5376512/Chemical-Data-Formats-Fingerprints-and-Other-Molecular-Descriptions-for-Database-Analysis-and-Searching.pdf
Anonymous I replied with this 7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #915,889
@previous (MR MIKE PENCE)
That isn't it. :( I picked Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry III™ because it's a 4,500+ page book that costs anywhere from £3-5k. I would be SHOCKED if it were freely available in PDF form online. At that sort of price, the "ebook" version is normally viewed through some proprietary software to prevent copying, because the stakes are too high to risk unauthorised distribution.
That isn't it. :( I picked Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry III™ because it's a 4,500+ page book that costs anywhere from £3-5k. I would be SHOCKED if it were freely available in PDF form online. At that sort of price, the "ebook" version is normally viewed through some proprietary software to prevent copying, because the stakes are too high to risk unauthorised distribution.
MR MIKE PENCE replied with this 7 years ago, 18 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #915,892
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Anonymous H replied with this 7 years ago, 49 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #915,897
@915,889 (I)
http://m.thepiratebay.org/torrent/17958452/Comprehensive+Medicinal+Chemistry+%5BII%2CIII%5D#filelistContainer
http://m.thepiratebay.org/torrent/17958452/Comprehensive+Medicinal+Chemistry+%5BII%2CIII%5D#filelistContainer
Sheila LaBoof (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 37 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #915,898
how did we allow wondrous technological advancement to make textbooks become a gigantic pain in the ass
used to be, the main problem was you'd feel some strain carrying a shitload of freshly bought textbooks
now you've got all this electronic proprietary bullshit to fuck around with instead of simply spreading the book open
used to be, the main problem was you'd feel some strain carrying a shitload of freshly bought textbooks
now you've got all this electronic proprietary bullshit to fuck around with instead of simply spreading the book open
Anonymous O joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #915,909
Anonymous G replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #915,921
@915,898 (Sheila LaBoof)
I know, right? We used to pirate textbooks by having the professor put the textbook on reserve in the school library and taking advantage of the cut rate the library gave students for using the copy machines.
We mostly just made copies of the assigned problems, because that was the only thing that would change from edition to edition. But for a few cents per page, you could photocopy the whole damn thing for less than half the cost of the actual book.
I know, right? We used to pirate textbooks by having the professor put the textbook on reserve in the school library and taking advantage of the cut rate the library gave students for using the copy machines.
We mostly just made copies of the assigned problems, because that was the only thing that would change from edition to edition. But for a few cents per page, you could photocopy the whole damn thing for less than half the cost of the actual book.
Anonymous I replied with this 7 years ago, 22 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #915,928
@915,897 (H)
@915,909 (O)
Well fuck, that's surprising, I should've found an actual example. Plenty of textbooks I've hunted for to no avail.
@915,909 (O)
Well fuck, that's surprising, I should've found an actual example. Plenty of textbooks I've hunted for to no avail.