03-30-2007, 12:27 AM
Quote:Anonymous said...
I'm a student of Carey's and I agree with this wholeheartedly. We're required to buy the book for his class. If it weren't for the forced market, none would move off the shelves.
G.R. Watson used to do that, as I discovered to my amazement when, as a fresh-faced undergrad, I attended a seminar at Nottingham in the early 80s whilst I was studying at Sheffield. He sold the books to the students at the beginning of the course then bought them back at the end (allowing for depreciation, naturally...). Best bit was that 'lectures' consisted of the kids reading out loud from the book!
Mike Bishop