If publishers of Etextbooks are going to charge to buy the etextbook, thay should allow unlimited length of time to the buyer of the etextbook. Not all textbooks are necessarily trash bait at the end of the semester. Textbooks that go along with you major often get saved and put of bookshelves. If an etextbook "expires" after 180 days, then publishers should charge a rent fee and not a purchase fee. Etextbooks for purchase should be able to be downloaded and kept as long as you want to keep it and transferrable for mobility.
I bought an etextbook earlier and was surprised to find out that it expired after 180 days. Publishers are ripping customers off for having etextbooks expire. If I wanted limited access to the book, I would have rented it.
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If publishers of Etextbooks are going to charge to buy the etextbook, thay should allow unlimited length of time to the buyer of the etextbook. Not all textbooks are necessarily trash bait at the end of the semester. Textbooks that go along with you major often get saved and put of bookshelves. If an etextbook "expires" after 180 days, then publishers should charge a rent fee and not a purchase fee. Etextbooks for purchase should be able to be downloaded and kept as long as you want to keep it and transferrable for mobility.
I bought an etextbook earlier and was surprised to find out that it expired after 180 days. Publishers are ripping customers off for having etextbooks expire. If I wanted limited access to the book, I would have rented it.