[P1] iBook article in the NYT

[Jack Rodgers]

On Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 06:51  AM, david wrote:

> BTW, all the books I use in my classes come in print and PDF form. I 
> give my high school students their books and a CD containing the 
> books, all their assignments for the term, my presentations, auxiliary 
> materials, and even old evaluations (test) so they’ll have an idea 
> what to expect. My college students get a similar CD from the 
> bookstore.

Great! I'm pleased to hear that books are coming out on CDs. Saves 
trees and student's spines.

As to the issue of piracy, if each student were charged for the CD then 
there would be little reason to pirate the CD. If a school purchased 
one CD for each student on the same cycle they purchased paper books, 
then there publishers would not lose money.

For me the greatest value would be derived from being able to learn at 
one's own pace. I was always bored silly in class. I find the Discovery 
Channel far more educational, not to mention interesting, than some 
school classes.

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