The problem is limited print runs. The book you are using may well only sell to your school each year.
No lecturer is going to recommend a Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours book, even though it probably is as good. Adam > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 08 January 2003 04:53 > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: School - Part 2 > > > Yea, Textbooks are highway robbery. Pretty crazy what they thing those > things are worth. > > At 11:30 PM 1/7/2003 -0500, you wrote: > >I have come to the conclusion that the textbooks written for > college classes > >exist for no other purpose than to get more money out of > students. I bought > >some of my books today and had to write a check for over $350 ........... > >that's only for 4 classes!! I was expecting like $250 max for ALL of my > >classes. Remember that database class I was bitching about? > $113 for that > >book alone! One of my _used_ books was $81. Argh! I still > need to get my > >Visual Basic book(s) and software. I wonder how much that will > set me back? > >*sigh* The kicker is, now that I have officially started back > to school, my > >unemployment has gone away. Anyone need an experienced CF > developer on the > >cheap? hehe > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
