Interactive Textbooks Headed to iPad, Report Says

If all the extra features of the digital versions keep textbook prices the same, there may not be much of an incentive for students to purchase digital applications instead of paper books. One thing that could win students over, however, would be the ability to transfer or resell their textbooks after they finish a semester or school year.

Students are not a wealthy group of people, and textbook costs are one of the largest school-related expenses after tuition. To recoup some of those costs, many students resell their old books at a lower cost to incoming students who don't mind purchasing used or slightly outdated material. But it's unlikely publishers would allow students to resell digital textbooks, so I have to wonder whether this will be a sticking point that keeps some would-be iPad users away.

So what about it students Would you go for an iPad textbook even if it meant prices would stay the same

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