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Re:First It Was Song Downloads. Now It’s Organic Chemistry. by cypress-hill on Sunday July 27, 2008 @12:45AM (#258030)
"The problem is that the average textbook sells a small run of copies, and doesn't benefit from economies of scale"

WHAT??? for example, stewart's calculus book has been used for twenty+ years all over the english speaking world. you find me a ny times bestseller that has had that kind of run

Re:First It Was Song Downloads. Now It’s Organic Chemistry. by ig1 on Sunday July 27, 2008 @09:22AM (#258190)
Stewart isn't an "average textbook"