SHOULD I? buy a scanner and scan my books for college? there over400$

[passign]

should I? i want to...

 

[Gibson486]

your actually going to sit down and scan every page of a 300+ page book, or am I misunderstanding?

 

[wyvrn]

I did that once. It took a long time and stressed me out. Not to mention the copyright laws I was breaking. Not to mention the weird looks I got in class with my "homemade" version of the textbook, lol. Though I saved a couple hundred bucks. I think you should just buy the textbooks, sell them when you are done for whatever nickels you can get, and cut costs elsewhere.

 

[passign]

damn though,1 book is 90bucks and the thing is only 73 pages


thats over a dollar a page!

 

[MrCodeDude]

Originally posted by: passign
damn though,1 book is 90bucks and the thing is only 73 pages


thats over a dollar a page!

Then do it.. Look for ebooks or something, a lot of them are illegally available online for free
-- mrcodedude

 

[gwlam12]

make sure time plus cost of ink plus cost of paper is less than cost of book

 

[The_Dude8]

just buy the book. if you have lot n lot of time on y0ur hand, than buy the book and scan it.

 

[Hecubus2000]

By the time you finish scanning those books classes will be over

 

[passign]

Originally posted by: gwlam12
make sure time plus cost of ink plus cost of paper is less than cost of book

great, ok...


anyone know if scanning is as easy as photocopying? thannks for the quick resposis

 

[Goldfish]

I suggest before you worry about your books for college, you learn how to use there, their, and they're correctly.

 

[passign]

hehe, ya i been doin that my whole life! moms been tryin to correct me for years.. oh good uhmmm well oh well


I also spell wierd weird

 

[dakata24]

is that $90 used or new? and have you looked off-campus for bookstores that sell it cheaper?

have fun.. gonna be a PITA to scan.. be very careful not to mess up the binding if you want to get a full refund..

 

[roncarter]

do it and make copes and sell them

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: roncarter
do it and make copes and sell them

and get a free ticket to jail

 

[passign]

lol, ok, i made up my mind and I'm gunna do it thanks for all your help!

 

[MrCodeDude]

Originally posted by: passign
hehe, ya i been doin that my whole life! moms been tryin to correct me for years.. oh good uhmmm well oh well


I also spell wierd weird

Heh, well, you'll pay for that in college
-- mrcodedude

 

[johnjbruin]

Originally posted by: passign
damn though,1 book is 90bucks and the thing is only 73 pages


thats over a dollar a page!

photocopy it.

73pages @ 5c = $3.65
Time spent photocopying=1hr=$20
Commuting to Kinko's=30min=$10
total=33.65

savings ~ 90-35 = $55

Assuming you make $20/hr or your time is worth that.

In this specific case, dont buy it.

 

[passign]

yes, that's what i'm asking though...

is it easier to photocopy than to scan?

 

[Gibson486]

73pages @ 5c = $3.65

they still have 5 cents copy machines?

 

[diskop]

You might want to scan a dictionary while you're at it.

SHOULD I? buy a scanner and scan my books for college? they're over400$

 

[johnjbruin]

Originally posted by: Gibson486

73pages @ 5c = $3.65

they still have 5 cents copy machines?

here they do.
even if its 10c, then you still save $50

 

[Gibson486]

is it easier to photocopy than to scan?

easier, probably. Just put under cover, put your money in and hit copy. It will be alot faster! Just watch you rback because the people at the end of the line are gonna kill you for hogging the machine.

 

[johnjbruin]

Originally posted by: passign
yes, that's what i'm asking though...

is it easier to photocopy than to scan?

i believe it is easier to photocopy than to scan

 

[passign]

ya ive photocopied books before, was well worth it... i don't want to do it again though, so i thought maybe scannin would be better in the safety of the home....


i just don't have experience with scanning.

i think i may buy an epson scanner anyway, need them for the rebates and see if it's to time consuming to do the pages...


oh well, damn books gunna cost me over 400

 

[johnjbruin]

Originally posted by: passign
ya ive photocopied books before, was well worth it... i don't want to do it again though, so i thought maybe scannin would be better in the safety of the home....


i just don't have experience with scanning.

i think i may buy an epson scanner anyway, need them for the rebates and see if it's to time consuming to do the pages...


oh well, damn books gunna cost me over 400

just a thought about scanning:
I have also photocopied books before and the reason for that was that i wanted a hardcopy of the book. Even if you have your laptop(assumption that you wont be printing that on your home printer) with you it is still better to photocopy it.