Does it make me a tightarse if I.... (1 Viewer)

[absolution*]

...photocopy my textbooks and selected readings instead of buying them.

I figure its 10c/pg. And if i decrease the size i cn fit 2 pages onto 1 page.

Therefore a book of 300 pages will cost $15.00 approx.

Does anyone else do this and would i come across any problems if i did it?

 

[tennille]

...photocopy my textbooks and selected readings instead of buying them.

I figure its 10c/pg. And if i decrease the size i cn fit 2 pages onto 1 page.

Therefore a book of 300 pages will cost $15.00 approx.

Does anyone else do this and would i come across any problems if i did it?

I might do that for some of my textbooks. Saves money.

 

[Generator]

Re. textbooks: It seems to be relatively common, if illegal... Students tend to just ignore the idea of 'fair dealing'.

Edit: http://www.copyright.org.au/PDF/InfoSheets/G079.pdf (fair dealing)
http://www.copyright.org.au/PDF/InfoSheets/G053.pdf (research or study)

 

[absolution*]

Yeah i mean, id much rather buy an ipod than spend $350 on textbooks. Thats crazy money.

 

[tennille]

It is fairly expensive. I don't really have money coming out of my arse.

 

[jellybeenz]

I just realised exactly how much money these textbooks will cost me and due to poor finances, I'm looking at photocopies as well. I just don't have $500.

 

[Katie123]

my text books are going to cost 800 at least i think
i think i can get a 2nd hand one for one of them but the rest new

 

[beccaxx]

i cant b bothered standing and photocopyin thats all. way 2 impatient

 

[LoneShadow]

i cant b bothered standing and photocopyin thats all. way 2 impatient

ditto...besides...carrying phocopied pages around for the next 1.5-2 yrs is not a very pleasing idea.

 

[table for 1]

lol... my cousin did that for some of her subjects. and i probably would too, but i figure i can't be bothered standing there for ages just to photocopy. i'll just borrow hers when i need it.

 

[withoutaface]

My books are only gonna cost 250ish in total, so I'm not gonna bother.

 

[table for 1]

ditto...besides...carrying phocopied pages around for the next 1.5-2 yrs is not a very pleasing idea.

actually, photocopied pages are better in a way. you can underline then, highlight, etc, pull the pages out. whatever else you want. it makes summarising easier

 

[spin spin sugar]

yeah, do it, 350 bucks is crazy

 

[absolution*]

i just looked up my textbooks and one of them is 800 pgs and the other is 1200pgs
i think im just going to go to the lecs and see which parts i need and then photocopy them as opposed to photocopying the whole book

 

[ujuphleg]

Readers are usually much better than textbooks cos they cost less and have no trimmings on them - just the stuff that needs to be said.

I suppose you could go the middle road and buy the readers then photocopy the relevant sections from the library copy of the set textbook. That way you have the best of both worlds and spend a little money but not a huge amount at the same time.

 

[absolution*]

I suppose you could go the middle road and buy the readers then photocopy the relevant sections from the library copy of the set textbook. That way you have the best of both worlds and spend a little money but not a huge amount at the same time.

Yeah, thats exactly what i was going to do..

 

[Templar]

I can probably get most texts from people last year, so I won't bother with any photocopying.

 

[Generator]

You could also just photocopy the reader, too (all should be available on special reserve from the relevant library). I don't think that that is the case for lab/prac manuals/books, though.

 

[LazyBoy]

Yeah, thats exactly what i was going to do..

yeah same, although only one of my courses has a reader lol

 

[Zeppelin]

Wanna know what to do? Photocopy the book, then just get put them through a binding machine! How easy and cheap is that?