Best places for quick printing and copying?

Amanda Hernandez2 said:I still see people trying to equate hitting the gym with hitting the books... which is fine, I guess. But why does it feel like higher education is becoming a luxury reserved for the lucky few? As for scholarships, a friend of mine managed to snag one, though she was still stuck buying photocopied chapters just to get by. And regarding jobs—isn't the core issue in America the fact that even those with degrees are struggling to find work? Maybe if someone here actually decided to hire every single student out there, they could finally afford their textbooks. Or perhaps the wealthy are just terrified of losing their footing...

If you’ve got the drive, you can always find a way to make a living, regardless of what you studied... because let's be honest, most universities in the US don't really teach you how to think, they just teach you how to memorize stuff without ever grasping the point. My suggestion remains the same: a portion of what those copy shops make should go directly back to the authors, and that would solve a lot of these headaches...

Amanda Hernandez2 said:regarding employment; isn't one of the core issues in this country the fact that unemployment hits everyone, even those with college degrees? Perhaps one of you could just hire every single student so they can actually afford their textbooks. Or are the wealthy simply terrified of losing their own seats at the table?

Every criminal finds some way to justify their actions by citing "social circumstances"—it’s an old, tired excuse... 🙂A healthy student who actually wants to earn their way will find work, so there is no need to worry...

Textbooks—I will say this again—can be found in a library.

The only thing I can remotely empathize with (though it still isn't technically legal) is copying a book for personal use when it’s completely unavailable in any bookstore or used shop. If the book is actually out there for sale, then there is absolutely no excuse for copying it.

Amanda Hernandez2 said:It’s essential reading, sure. But honestly, how many American college students can actually afford to drop all that cash on every single original textbook?

Well, look... nobody is forcing anyone to go to college. ☕

[I mean, I know from experience—my university library is basically a graveyard for those kinds of expensive books. 😠 😬]

Richard Lewis16 said:ONLY THE CONTENTS OF THE BOOK CAN BE COPIED

Then why does it say, for instance, "this book is protected by copyright and may not be partially reproduced, stored in a reproduction system..."
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well, that’s what they say on paper, but if you follow that logic, you aren't even allowed to rewrite a single thing... because apparently, that counts as forgery too, and I can't even imagine the legal mess we'd be in if the feds decided to take us to court over something like that

Yeah, you’ve got a point there, Richard Lewis16...

So, I have a friend... she’s one of those high-achievers, constantly grinding, always motivated. But even with all that drive, she didn't manage to land a job until halfway through her junior year at some big state university. Me? I'm a born slacker... though, admittedly, a happy one. So, why on earth should she be stuck with worse conditions than I am? If they're going to ban students from using specific excerpts from a textbook that are actually necessary for the coursework, then the university should probably provide the study guides themselves. We shouldn't forget that the whole point is supposed to be encouraging education in the first place...

What kind of study guides are we talking about? College is meant to be an actual education, not just a mindless exercise in copying condensed cheat sheets. A legitimate university should provide a comprehensive library and leave it at that. You either spend your time in the campus library, or you buy the textbook. Nobody ever promised that a higher education in America was going to be free.

I’ve been looking at her situation... At her university, she used to spend entire days on campus, plus another hour and a half or two commuting back home. She managed to graduate right on schedule. It would be truly tragic if she couldn't achieve that simply because she lacks access to textbooks.
As for the university library, perhaps having one that is properly organized could serve as a viable solution...