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Originally Posted by HarryT
Why do you believe that? The "Fairplay" DRM system that iBooks uses ties a book to an iTunes account, not to a specific iPad. I'd be very surprised if Apple changed their DRM system after so many years.
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You're right, I should have said "account", not "device" -- I read something this morning on the subject and got the terms befuddled.
This article explains the terms; either the school issues the iPads and demands them back at the end of the year (in which case a damaged iPad must be replaced at great expense) or the students bring their own iPads at which point they "own" the book if they are to read it on their device.
Since most schools cannot afford to purchase textbooks that they then "give" to students forever, I'm not sure how this is supposed to work.