Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Textbook Piracy








1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"Scanning a book isn't a simple task and takes time and effort..."

Or so we all thought! For around $2500 anyone can procure a home-scanning set up that will digitise 500 pages per hour to a standard much higher than flatbed scanners.

Don't want to spend that much? Cash-strapped student? Wanting to heed the exhortions and philosophy of Textbook Torrents? Then less than $50 will gain you entry to the club:

For those publishers still wary of digitising because of the threat of piracy and the ease with which hackers can circumvent any DRM out there... you've been warned. There is, of course, one guaranteed way to frustrate the pirateers... just don't publish!

(Go into the alcohol industry instead because, as the strap line on tells us: You can't torrent beer!)