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Originally Posted by fugazied
Is this happening much at college level?
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Amazon is doing some pilot programs with DX's. In most cases, the big problem for college students is that annotating books is kind of weak. The other big issue is that it's very difficult to do a citation based on page number, so the profs often need to allow citations to ebook location instead. Not a big deal IMO, but it does require a change in an established process.
Not sure what the textbook prices are, but Amazon did announce the pilot programs in conjunction with getting a bunch of textbook publishers on board.
For what little my speculations are worth, I expect they'll be warming up for awhile. Once color eInk is out, Amazon (and who knows who else) will start making a real push into the education market. By then, the devices will be a little more affordable, and perhaps they can make them more rugged as well.