$65 for an ebook! Horrible. I'm doing a study a right now (in fact I have a 
subject right now reading an ebook as I type this). The lit review for the 
introduction to my study shows that reading ebooks results in inferior learning 
and comprehension :( :( :(

It costs the company a tiny fraction to carry the ebook as opposed to the print 
version, it should be a tiny fraction of the cost. 

So now we are giving inferior products for a tiny savings. Who is the 
publisher? 
It makes me angry.

Annette


Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D.
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>Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:06:43 -0500
>From: "beth benoit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
>Subject: RE: [tips] textbook recommendation for Psych. of Love and Sex  
>To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" 
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>   Thanks, Sandra, and Stephen, for your recommendation
>   of LeVay.  I spoke with the publishers who are
>   sending me a desk copy.  They also pointed out that
>   the newest edition, coming out Jan. 1st, will have
>   the option of ebook for $65 – about half the price
>   of the hardbound text.  We can offer our students
>   both, so don’t have to choose.
>
>    
>
>   I’ve also contacted the publishers of the Hyde
>   textbook recommended by Christine Grela, and am
>   looking over info for the many others suggested by
>   TIPSters.  Thanks to all!
>
>   Beth Benoit
>
>   Granite State College
>
>   New Hampshire
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>   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>   Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 3:01 PM
>   To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
>   Subject: Re: [tips] textbook recommendation for
>   Psych. of Love and Sex
>
>    
>
>   Hello Beth,
>
>    
>
>   (. . .emerging briefly from long-term monitor only
>   status. . .which btw reminds me to thank tipsters
>   for their sharing of helpful insights. .. )
>
>    
>
>   I just want to second Stephen's suggestion of the
>   LeVay/Baldwin (formerly co-authored with Valente)
>   text, Human Sexuality. I have used the first two
>   editions of this text for a Sex, Gender & Sexuality
>   course and look forward to seeing the new 3rd
>   edition soon (hopefully REAL soon as I have adopted
>   this text for next semester). It provides excellent,
>   comprehensive cross-disciplinary coverage of each of
>   the areas indicated in the title. Relationships and
>   love are issues covered, but there is much more. . .
>   maybe too much more to warrant the price for a more
>   focused curriculum?
>
>    
>
>   Robert Sternberg has a relatively new update
>   on love theory that might be a good place to start:
>   http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300116977
>
>    
>
>   "Love . . . What is it? Can we define it? What is
>   its role in our lives? What causes love, and what
>   dooms it? No single theory adequately answers all
>   our questions about the nature of love, yet there
>   are many theories that can contribute to our
>   understanding of it. This fascinating book presents
>   the full range of psychological theories on
>   love—biological, taxonomical, implicit,
>   cultural—updated with the latest research in the
>   field."
>
>    
>
>   looks interesting. .. perhaps I will order a copy
>   myself.
>
>    
>
>   Best,
>
>   Sandra
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>   In a message dated 11/12/2008 11:03:07 A.M. Eastern
>   Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
>     On 11 Nov 2008 at 16:07, beth benoit wrote:
>     >
>     > Looking for recommendations for a textbook for
>     this course. I haven´t
>     > taught it for a few years.
>
>     Going by reputation alone (no more freebies for
>     me, I'm afraid), I'd
>     think that the text by the neuroscientist Simon
>     Levay with his co-author
>     Janice Baldwin is worth a look. It's called _Human
>     Sexuality_ and Amazon
>     has it coming out in a new 3rd edition. Pricey,
>     though.
>
>     Stephen
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