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Originally Posted by cheyennedonna
Most ebook textbooks are heavily drm protected, requiring special software to open or available through web pages only. The two I have this semester are in spdf format and no printing to file. To add to that aggravation you don't really own the book, it disappears in, usually, 180 days. I took a giant leap in faith with the Edge and the promised textbooks.
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Most ebook textbooks are heavily drm protected, requiring special software to open or available through web pages only. The two I have this semester are in spdf format and no printing to file. To add to that aggravation you don't really own the book, it disappears in, usually, 180 days. I took a giant leap in faith with the Edge and the promised textbooks.
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I am not a student, but I really feel for them in these days of drm's: in the “old days you could buy a book and do what you want with it. Granted, you had to carry it around, but, you could: make your notes; share with others, including your notes, if you wanted.