Unfortunately a lot of the fucking publishers are getting aware of this fact and their curriculum is now being tied to a online portal revolving around these books which is only available with a one-time code
This kills piracy but more importantly used and significantly less frowned upon practice of - secondhand books.
Whatever amount they are getting from the publishers to do that is going to be less than the amount the publishers expect to get from the students because of it (plus all the expenses of building and maintaining the web portal).
The schools could just charge an avoiding corruption fee that is the same value as the kickback, tell the publishers to fuck off, and give the students a better experience that is also cheaper than the “recommended” one the publishers want to force them into to sell way overpriced books.
Unfortunately a lot of the fucking publishers are getting aware of this fact and their curriculum is now being tied to a online portal revolving around these books which is only available with a one-time code
This kills piracy but more importantly used and significantly less frowned upon practice of - secondhand books.
Most of the subjects they teach, at a college level, have not changed in decades…
If a teacher wants to use the “latest” in Shakespearean literature - that’s 100% a choice.
Of it’s definitely a choice, there’s probably a financing additional incentive to the college or even instructor to adapt these anti sharing policies
Whatever amount they are getting from the publishers to do that is going to be less than the amount the publishers expect to get from the students because of it (plus all the expenses of building and maintaining the web portal).
The schools could just charge an avoiding corruption fee that is the same value as the kickback, tell the publishers to fuck off, and give the students a better experience that is also cheaper than the “recommended” one the publishers want to force them into to sell way overpriced books.