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Good questions
On the DRM I'm not sure folks will care if the textbook prices fall enough. On the used book market that's an interesting question. If I recall you don't recoup much on the used sale anyway relative to new. But indeed, a secondary e text market would be interesting.
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DRM for textbooks?  gtvr | 05/04/09
Good questions  Larry Dignan ZDNet Moderator | 05/04/09
Plus, how would this work for...  BillDem | 05/04/09
You've seen Deep Space 9?  bobharvey | 05/04/09
It's off to a good start  oncall | 05/04/09
alt-tab (nt)  pdf6161 | 05/05/09
Make a hard copy  bart001fr | 05/05/09
Spawn a hard copy market?  HeadScratcher7 | 05/29/09
Overseas "DRM"  john_e_fish | 05/09/09
Overseas  john_e_fish | 05/09/09
RE: Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not s  Jeff Christiansen | 05/04/09
Re-read the article  raelalt | 05/05/09
Textbook resale  Jkirk3279 | 05/05/09
An intelligent response...  Isocrates | 05/06/09
RE: Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapers  bobharvey | 05/04/09
Wich I had gone to school in the UK  Jody@... | 05/04/09
Re-selling text books  raelalt | 05/05/09
Copy protection??  bart001fr | 05/05/09
interesting  elllroy | 05/04/09
Apple sucks, stop posting about Apple everywhere (empty post)  charbax@... | 05/04/09
The truth is, people prefer hard books in hand  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/04/09
I used to buy that  Larry Dignan ZDNet Moderator | 05/04/09
Memories of HEAVY backpacks  oncall | 05/04/09
ummm the REAL no Brainer...  notlehs | 05/04/09
The $1 million dollar question  oncall | 05/04/09
Re: Why not read on your laptop?  EpeeDad | 05/05/09
Laptop vs. Kindle  Isocrates | 05/06/09
I like books in paper format until...  Jody@... | 05/04/09
I wouldn't bet on that.  B.O.F.H. | 05/04/09
As long as you can make annotations  Michael Kelly | 05/04/09
true in some areas (like novels)  coffeeshark | 05/04/09
Never replace hard copy?  raelalt | 05/05/09
Not if you're 75 and housebound  nucmedtech | 05/06/09
Perhaps...  Isocrates | 05/06/09
RE: Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapers  WSHBaker@... | 05/04/09
As a student,...  Isocrates | 05/06/09
But what happens when you factor in the cost of the Kindle?  Michael Kelly | 05/04/09
Higher savings are possible  oncall | 05/04/09
Still inside the box  oncall | 05/04/09
Savings?? What savings, and for who?  bart001fr | 05/05/09
Savings, for who??  Hmm... | 05/05/09
Text Books Not Novels  Bob C User | 05/06/09
Costs . . .  JLHenry | 05/04/09
RE: Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not s  mmgibbons@... | 05/04/09
Don't count on any book discounts...  Steven J. Ackerman | 05/04/09
The old system....  oncall | 05/04/09
RE: Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapers  d.richardson@... | 05/04/09
wikitext  odcchaz | 05/05/09
RE: Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapers  Barc777 | 05/04/09
Free pirated textbooks  charbax@... | 05/04/09
Quick Glance  charbax@... | 05/04/09
Overdue  markbn | 05/04/09
OLPC2 project  a.berg | 05/04/09
Then Google will come and give the books for free...  Roque Mocan | 05/04/09
RE: Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapers  bobharvey | 05/04/09
Standard e-book format  netwrangler@... | 05/05/09
The only thing that will save newspapers....  Speednet | 05/04/09
Not gonna happen...  adornoe@... | 05/05/09
Faster Horses...  Dale Harrison | 05/04/09
Kindle/Schmindle: Give me a standard format  Ken_z | 05/04/09
Have you actually read the newspaper  Roger Ramjet | 05/04/09
RE: Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapers  philculmer | 05/05/09
RE: Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapers  thad@... | 05/05/09
If you are still on the fence about actually buying one  shouldyou | 05/05/09
RE: Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapers  lkoepke | 05/05/09
RE: Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapers  professordnm | 05/05/09
$35 Textbook?  garyh@... | 05/05/09
Not even with zero margin  pdf6161 | 05/05/09
There Are Many Possible Business Models  netwrangler@... | 05/05/09
Do the math  bishofthedump | 05/05/09
Yeah RIGHT...Cheaper textbooks  becksdark | 05/05/09
Are you kidding?  Jkirk3279 | 05/05/09
Are you?  bishofthedump | 05/06/09
Just give me an Open source PDF reader  Smarty_Pantz | 05/05/09
Yes, double the screen on my eSlick  daphni3 | 05/14/09
"A screen will simply never replace the printed book. "  RTedrow | 05/06/09
Free Textbooks for Kindle!  eddblake | 06/16/09
RE: Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapers  r432 | 10/10/09

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