In an editorial of the April 25's New York Times, concerning a congressional bill requiring the sale of "unbundled" textbooks, the Times went one step further in promoting the use of "digital" textbooks as a cost cutting step.
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But colleges and universities will need to embrace new methods of textbook development and distribution if they want to rein in runaway costs. That means using digital textbooks, which can often be presented online free of charge or in hard copies for as little as one-fifth the cost of traditional books. The digital books can also be easily customized and updated.
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I think this would be a great step toward promoting ebooks, and possibly shifting the dynamics of publishing in general toward the future.
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