re: #179 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

There’s something to be said for the semi-permanency of paper. But, many schools now don’t let the kids take their books home as loss control. I’m not sure how many would let a kid take home a school Kindle worth $50 or more.

Many kids only have worksheets to take home, because their schools don’t trust them with the textbooks. It’s especially a problem in the poorer districts, which of course is where the kids need their textbooks the most. (Assuming the books are not out of date or falling apart)

Schoolbooks, especially college tests, need to be replaced every couple of years. There is little advantage to the permanency of paper.