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exboyfil

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1. I hope that this can be made available

Reply to NYC_SKP (Original post)

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 12:04 PM

Oct 2012

nationwide. Most freshman engineering textbooks push $300 each (Calculus, Chemistry, and Physics for example). Using the internet can help some, and I have done well with Amazon's buy back program for my daughter's textbooks (far better than school bookstores).

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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Create Free Open Textbooks [View all] NYC_SKP Oct 2012 OP

I hope that this can be made available exboyfil Oct 2012 #1

It seems that under the Creative Commons license, these will become widely available. NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #2

"some pretty crazy ideas" - oh, yeah, that's wild & rad stuff there. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #3

If you've spent any time on this site or reading ed blogs.... NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #4

there's no one who's 'scared' because those things are innovative, wild, rad -- they're not. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #5

Wow, why are you so hostile? NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #6

Labeling critics as 'hostile' is a good way to deflect criticism and apparently gives you carte HiPointDem Oct 2012 #7

Often, super snark is an expression of hostility. Your first reply to me was dismissive. NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #8

Thanks for the psychological profile. How much do I owe you, Dr. Freud? Turning politics into HiPointDem Oct 2012 #9

Thank you for the robust discussion! NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #10

I was hoping this would include high school text books noamnety Oct 2012 #11

We're hoping that high schools will be next. NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #12