So, I want to create a page dedicated to stopping the printing of new textbooks.  The labor and effort expended in their production can be used to greater purposes elsewhere.  It's a simple argument really...first, think about the material truly able to be covered in the time span of one course.  Then think about how much of this material can be found in a school or university library.  Now think about the cost of purchasing a new publication for every student versus the cost of electronically archiving the library materials so they can be accessed by enrolled students.

     There is a need for specialized books, concerning new and unique topics.  But looking the geometry textbook I got used at a book sale for $.50 is just as capable of meeting today's standards as anything on the market.  And the talented math instructors I had from algebra through calculus were amazingly capable of, and often did, teach according to their own structure without the use of at textbook.  There's really no more need for your standard textbooks, particularly in institutions with modern technology.  I guess if I run across any more details supporting this argument, I'll just jot them down on this page...

-  So, the literature anthology I'm reading humorously praises itself for being portable and saving students physical strain (it really is a brick of a "pocket" anthology.  Most of its contents are public domain and could easily be accessed online.