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[–] FlyingSquid 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My friend posted this on social media. This is an eBook textbook for one of his graduate school classes.

In case you can't read that clearly, the eBook version is $87.95. The paperback (not even hardcover textbook) version is $120.95.

Fucking insane.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"family therapy" is what you are gonna need if you have to pay 100 bucks for a bunch of paper sheets that you are gonna use once in your life, fuck me

[–] FlyingSquid 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The ebook price is the real crime.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

oh shit

I misread and thought that was physical
whadawhat

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can I take this opportunity to ask what the hell "adopting" a book means?

[–] FlyingSquid 3 points 1 year ago

I have absolutely no idea.