[IP] Princeton to launch DRM'd textbook program MAKING A KILLING djf
Begin forwarded message:
From: Ted Kircher <tkircher@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: August 7, 2005 7:55:54 PM EDT
To: Richard Forno <rforno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Fw: [IP] Princeton to launch DRM'd textbook program
Reply-To: Ted Kircher <tkircher@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Rick,
I withdraw my previious comments on this subject, and defer to the
opinion of my grandson, a sophomore at Dartmouth,
who is in agreement with your assessment.
I will follow-up with more information about the on-line books he
buys after he responds to a couple of questions I posed.
Ted
----- Original Message -----
From: Charles E. Kircher
To: "Ted Kircher"
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [IP] Princeton to launch DRM'd textbook program
Grandpa.
This is utterly crazy. All of these new technologies are great, but
they're being spoiled by ridiculous implementation schemes. This
company must be making a killing-selling a $150 textbook for $100 and
instead of having to print and ship every textbook, they just need to
set up a server. I can't see how anyone would want to buy a book
that would expire in 5 months...what good is that when you need to
take GREs or MCATs in 2 years or go back to an organic chemistry
textbook when a new drug comes out in 10 years? I buy every book I
can online, and I usually save 33-50% off of the price of a *used*
book on campus. I cannot imagine why anyone would buy a textbook
that was that expensive with so many restrictions on it.
<snip>
Love,
Charlie
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