Comments for Apple iBooks 2 Sells 350,000 e-Textbooks in Three Days at http://www.ecogeek.org , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.ecogeek.org Tue, 21 May 2013 06:09:17 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.ecogeek.org/digitizing/3688-apple-ibooks-2-sells-350000-e-textbooks-in-three-d#comment-45698 I can see day where college bookstores would become obsolete. You could just purchase a digital copy of the textbook and load it on your tablet or e-reader and take it to class. The campus could just sell them over the internet and you could download everything you need to one device. You would never have to carry heavy textbooks to class. You could also have related books on your e-reader for additional information that would be helpful to the class. If you are taking multiple classes in the same day, this would be the only way that you could have all the information right at your fingertips. - Mark Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:06:59 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/digitizing/3688-apple-ibooks-2-sells-350000-e-textbooks-in-three-d#comment-45656 I hope the electronic copies last as long as the physical ones. Looked after a book can last a lifetime whereas an e-book reader is probably not expected to last beyond 10 years at best. - recycling electronics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:07:35 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/digitizing/3688-apple-ibooks-2-sells-350000-e-textbooks-in-three-d#comment-45529 Accepting the reusabilty of physical books I like the space saving and aesthetic experience. But I'm not allowed. I'm in the wrong country. - Gareth Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:39:50 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/digitizing/3688-apple-ibooks-2-sells-350000-e-textbooks-in-three-d#comment-45482 ...and a traditional textbook can be sold when the student is finished with it, thus 1) reducing its cost to the previous owner 2) reducing its environmental impact because it is shared I'm not convinced of the ebook==green argument. - Gus Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:10:43 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/digitizing/3688-apple-ibooks-2-sells-350000-e-textbooks-in-three-d#comment-45476 Apple has created some onerous EULAs to go along with their rollout of the newest version on iBooks. I can;t say it better than the following two articles, so I won't: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/apples-mind-bogglingly-greedy-and-evil-license-agreement/4360 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/how-apple-is-sabotaging-an-open-standard-for-digital-books/4378 While e-books are wonderful for green reasons, Apple's approach is an assault on intellectual property. Now, it's a business decision to do this and is not illegal but it's concerning with the mindshare (and blind mindshare at that) they do have. - Don VanDemark Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:21:19 +0100