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Re:Libraries struggle to afford e-books, seek new laws in fi... by jacoblambda on Saturday March 16, 2024 @08:23AM (#39725292)
For textbooks? No. And nowadays a lot of them also expire after a year since by then the student likely no longer needs it.

It's a really gross industry

Re:Libraries struggle to afford e-books, seek new laws in fi... by ghaff on Saturday March 16, 2024 @10:17AM (#39726148)
I would question that you don't need a university textbook after a year. I can't say I remember specific examples but I'm pretty sure I referred to earlier textbooks for later engineering classes.
Re:Libraries struggle to afford e-books, seek new laws in fi... by bluish29 on Saturday March 16, 2024 @03:13PM (#39728617)
I still refer to my undergrad textbooks in maths and physics till this day. There are usually the basics and you need to review them a lot if you are working in STEM fields.