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[Carvill, John]

<< Just in case anyone think I'm being "Flamey", the "You" in the  
previous sentence is rhetorical, not good ole JC. >>

Don't worry, no flames detected or suspected.


<< every student is looking for a price break, most have smart- 
phones that functionally speaking are computers. They're ready to read  
texts on a computer screen even if you're not. >>

No doubt. I know Sean Connery said never say never, but I will never read books off a phone or iPad or whatever. I'm sure I'll one day be carrying around several dozen favourite texts on my phone or handheld computer or implant, and I'll doubtless enjoy reading (or hearing) snatches of those texts, but to sit down and read a whole book digitally just seems, to me, all con, no pro. But I know others on this list have Kindles and like 'em.

I hate reading text on computers (even if I do spend chunks of every day doing exactly that).