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Gladtobemom · 02-05-2008, 09:17 PM

I'd love a textbook version with a bigger screen.

I was a professor for many years, wrote some textbooks. Can yo imagine how wonderful--8x10 screen, able to put all your textbooks on board.

Able to download as needed for research. I used to have to put up to 200 books on reserve because so they would be there for students to do research from.

I weighed the average Electrical Engineer's semester books one year, here's from freshman year:
Calculus
Logic systems
Intro to EE
English Lit I
World History
Physics 1

This came in at a whopping 24 lbs just for books. The average backpack (weighed 200 students at the door) weighed 16 lbs. (don't carry all books all the time) Some students carried as much as 35 lbs of stuff around.

I think most publishers would be OK with ebooks because the audience would still be there, errata correction and new editions would be much easier. Custom textbooks (all the rage now) would be incredibly easier.

Wouldn't it be great to be able to carry around your reader, a notebook, and maybe a laptop? It could be phenomenal.

Amazon could become the biggest college bookstore in the world.

02-05-2008, 09:17 PM	#30
Gladtobemom Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Cybook, Palm Z72	How about a "textbook" version with a bigger screen. I'd love a textbook version with a bigger screen. I was a professor for many years, wrote some textbooks. Can yo imagine how wonderful--8x10 screen, able to put all your textbooks on board. Able to download as needed for research. I used to have to put up to 200 books on reserve because so they would be there for students to do research from. I weighed the average Electrical Engineer's semester books one year, here's from freshman year: Calculus Logic systems Intro to EE English Lit I World History Physics 1 This came in at a whopping 24 lbs just for books. The average backpack (weighed 200 students at the door) weighed 16 lbs. (don't carry all books all the time) Some students carried as much as 35 lbs of stuff around. I think most publishers would be OK with ebooks because the audience would still be there, errata correction and new editions would be much easier. Custom textbooks (all the rage now) would be incredibly easier. Wouldn't it be great to be able to carry around your reader, a notebook, and maybe a laptop? It could be phenomenal. Amazon could become the biggest college bookstore in the world.