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[simonbrown]

I'm somewhat confused as to how this would work. Surely the university is responsible for awarding the degree and academic staff choose a supporting textbook to help students? So I assume universities wanting to use a textbook don't have to adopt the system.

[Wilya → simonbrown]

The guy is a Professor and publishes textbooks. My guess is that he wants a way to force his own students to buy his book instead of copying it.

[simonbrown → Wilya]

I'm surprised the university would allow him to do that, since he's effectively charging an additional tuition fee.

[alan_cx → Wilya]

I find the idea of a professor pushing his own book quite appalling in education.

[sakopov → simonbrown]

I suppose you'd be forced to buy books from your school's bookstore (where they're ridiculously overpriced) to get online access pass which, as i recall from my school years, expires after certain time since purchase and cannot be reused. It's a clever way for this guy to make a few bucks off of poor students. He should be proud.