Is it illegal to buy a textbook, make copies from it and then return the textbook to a store for money back?
Posted August 31st, 2009 by admin 11 Comments »
Eden asked:
This is a technique I have been using in many of my college classes and I’m wondering if this is okay to do. I don’t give the papers out to anyone else, I just read them and then throw them away when I’m done.
In my defense, I’m a poor college student that can’t afford to pay $150 for each of my seven textbooks…and I really don’t support huge bookstores like Barnes and Noble that buy a textbook back for $15 and then go sell it for $100. I would never do this to a small bookstore that is selling books in an honest fashion.
This is a technique I have been using in many of my college classes and I’m wondering if this is okay to do. I don’t give the papers out to anyone else, I just read them and then throw them away when I’m done.
In my defense, I’m a poor college student that can’t afford to pay $150 for each of my seven textbooks…and I really don’t support huge bookstores like Barnes and Noble that buy a textbook back for $15 and then go sell it for $100. I would never do this to a small bookstore that is selling books in an honest fashion.
