In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that could affect thousands of college students who think they are overcharged for textbooks, two Daytona Beach Community College students have sued the nation's largest collegiate-bookstore chain and their school.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/volusia/orl-collegebooks2506nov25,0,954603.story
Not that I condone copyright violations or anything, there were some less-than-scrupulous people that I knew in college that would chip in $10 to one guy that would go to the bookstore, buy a textbook, scan every single page in, save it as a PDF, return the book, then give a copy of the book to anyone that paid him. If you weren't in the "Pre-pay" group, it would cost you $20 for a copy of the PDF. Apparently it was a pretty daunting task requiring 8-12 hours for some books (including beer and bathroom breaks, of course. That being said, it should be more than obvious that if someone is willing to put in that much time to avoid paying $100-$300 for a book that will possibly see little to no use, there's a big problem in the bookstore system.
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