<p>Do you think an incoming freshman for the fall of 2011 will be able to have all of their textbooks on their ipad, essentially reducing the weight of their backpack by more than 50 pounds!!! (?)</p>
<p>I am looking to invest in an ipad for the sole hope that all college textbooks will be on the Ipad eventually.</p>
<p>There’s already textbooks online</p>
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<p>No, a lot of books can be downloaded (with or without an ipad) but you’re not going to be able to get all of them.</p>
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<p>Nobody carries around all of their textbooks.</p>
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<p>That’s a terrible reason to buy an ipad</p>
<p>No. Some are. Some are not. Plus, if you’re taking humanities courses (like English), your books usually aren’t “textbooks” anyway. Lastly, you don’t carry around all your books all day in college, as ThisCouldBeHeaven mentioned. </p>
<p>Don’t buy an Ipad just for that. If you have some books that can be downloaded, you can download them onto your laptop just the same.</p>
<p>Im sorry i wont buy an ipad just for that sole reason. I just thought it would be a good idea for colleges to have all textbooks on the ipad so students dont have to carry about 50 lb backpacks.</p>
<p>you could do that, coursesmart.com has many books that are ereader friendly.</p>
<p>the thing is you usually don’t have that many classes each day. Most students only have 2 to 3 classes a day and most don’t carry all their books with them. Just bring the books you know you’ll need to have for your lecture or lab. You can leave the other textbooks in your car or dorm room until that next class section meets during the day.
It’s worth getting actual textbooks as you can sell them and get most of your money back as textbooks are not cheap.</p>
<p>I mean this idea would be great for high schoolers where most don’t have the luxury of only 2 classes a day. i guess my idea is a too late as i will be a freshman next year in college.</p>
<p>In college it works like this… you have M/W classes and T/TR classes. Most obviously go full-time which means 12 credits or more (usually the max is 18 credits, about 6 classes). Which means you take about 4-6 classes a week.
Most set it up so you have 2 or 3 classes a day. It just makes sense to do that. It sounds like a luxury, but you still have lots of work to do even though it seems really awesome to only have 2 or 3 classes a day.</p>
<p>The above post is not entirely true. I have classes everyday of the week. I’ve found that only a few classes are M/W or T/TR. My Organic class meets MWF, Calc 3 MWTRF, etc. My Biology class is the only one that meets on T/TR.</p>
<p>I’m really interested in the iPad 2, but I’m just not sure I can justify it. If I could put all my textbooks on there, it would be amazing, but like some of the above posts have said, not all are available on there yet.</p>
<p>I have used course smart.com in the past and it has a lot textbooks. You can also download some free ones on other sites. My only issue with them is that the internet is filled with textbook reading alternatives such as facebook.</p>
<p>Facebook? Really?</p>
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<p>I use my iPad for my textbooks. I found my Physics, Calculus, Biology, and Chemistry books for free online. Those I can’t find free, I find someone with a hardcopy and either photocopy or digitally photograph. This lets me scan them into my computer and run a text recognize tool in Adobe on them.
Honesty it has saved me a net of about $400. I already had a kindle, but that didn’t feel right for a textbook.
My recommended program to buy if you get one is iAnnotate, it’s fantastic for any PDF work.</p>
<p>^^exactly what I’m thinking about doing. And it’s just convenient to have all your textbooks in one device. And i heard there were apps that allow you to take notes in the margins of your textbooks…pretty neat. Anyway, I suggest those looking for an ipad to wait until the fall when there is supposedly going to be a new release of the ipad 3, which would be a great back to school accessory.</p>
<p>While it would save on weight, and probably introduce new levels of interactivity, I’m one of those old-schoolers who likes the weight and feel of the books. It’s easier for me to flip through and find the page I need rather than trying to remember the exact page number it was on.</p>
<p>…Although I guess ipads would have a “Search” feature, wouldn’t they?</p>
<p>Yes of course. They would not give out a product that would make things more of a hassle for the user, because then nobody would buy the product. I’m starting to take all notes on my computer for history classes and I’m digging the fact that I dont have to carry around a huge notebook with notes. And i can easily find anything using control F.</p>
<p>I have never carried a textbook to class. Why would I?</p>
<p>If you are going to be reading many classics or older books, I’d recommend a kindle. It is much cheaper than an Ipad and there are fewer distractions on it, which promotes studying vs. surfing. It is black and white, but that means the battery charge lasts for weeks. It wouldn’t work for intensely illustrated books, such as anatomy. It is very convenient to read on buses and other public transit. The older books can be downloaded for free on it. Other books are usually cheaper than Amazon’s regular discount price. It also is a very cheap way to read full text of major newspapers.</p>
<p>The thing is i would like to use my ipad for browsing on the internet. i heard the ipad is great for reading online newspapers such as the new york times. although i heard the kindle is better on your eyes, i do prefer the brightness of the ipad screen as well.</p>
<p>Yeah, I never take any textbooks to class. And you’re never going to be able to get all of your books on an iPad or anything like that. Some books are just too obscure.</p>
<p>Hopefully my school will not have the obscure textbooks. I’m pretty sure most higher-education schools will have the best, renowned books that will hopefully be available.</p>