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Re:States are moving to cut college costs by introducing ope... by jonomw on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @01:16PM (#14195793)
I was in a class where the required book was written by the professor. However, fortunately, the book was really fantastic and better than any other book I have seen. Plus it was like $15.

I think he wrote the book so that students didn't have to spend money on a huge textbook containing information they don't need. This book had everything you needed for the class and not much more.

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Re:States are moving to cut college costs by introducing ope... by err4nt on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @01:48PM (#14196175)
I had a teacher that did the same thing...almost, he sold us the book after he had taught the class :P
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Re:States are moving to cut college costs by introducing ope... by LoSboccacc on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @02:46PM (#14196753)
Had a class with a book written by the professor... only available at 60€ at a local shop.
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