[Rainmaker]

@NzVash:
As an Engineer student, I've usually been in the situation were I always need to rely on a Book to study for my finals.
Many books aren't available here, or there are less than 5 copies available to borrow from the library, even most editions date back to 1990 (20 bloody years!). You would think that SOMETHING has changed, specially in chemistry for example.
But actually I find hard copies much easier to study from.

1. A photocopy of a page is cheaper than the printage of a page (at least "here")
Photocopy: u$s0,035 ($0,15 Pesos argentinos)
Printage: u$s0,12 ($0,50 Pesos argentinos)
2. It's really complicated to skim through a book, when you have cross references.
ie: graphics, see chapter VII, or when doing the exercises at the end of the chapter.

The pro's for Digital copies is that they are more accessible. Or at least, its easier for me to find a book on the internet, that at either of the library's of my University. (University of Buenos Aires).


I'm not criticizing the possibility of having both formats available to students; I'm just giving you my personal opinion of why I wouldn't even consider picking a digital copy over a hard one.

(Doing some quick math: I'm doing between 6 to 8 subjects a year, if i wanted to buy a book for each subject: that is 1 book per course, at $150 pesos argentinos each book, that gives me a total of $1200, something along the lines of u$s300 per year only in the necessary books, most courses recommend as basic bibliography between 2 to 4 books).