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Old 05-07-2009, 03:13 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by tomsem View Post
However in the long term, I think 'open-source' eTextbooks and online resources will drive profits out of this equation, since production costs are essentially zero for everybody. Just as wikipedia has killed encyclopedia sales in all forms. I think it would lead to better, more current course material and help reduce cost of education, which I believe is in everyone's interest (except textbook publishers and retailers..).
Don't underestimate the cost of writing the damn things; there is an enormous amount of labor involved in the fact-checking alone.
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