• kinther@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I was in college pre 2006 and didn’t have the option to pirate books (that i knew of). If it was an option you’re damn right I would have done it. My books were easily $300+ for the quarter and I can’t imagine how much they are now.

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      1 year ago

      First year is when they nab you. My first year I had ONE textbook cost over $200 by itself. I probably spend over $1000 my first year on textbooks. 2nd year I refused to buy a single one, and pirated them all