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|    14 May 13 21:19:38    |
      XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy       From: jaybirdsong@aol.com              "Justin" wrote in message news:kmuh3f$kg3$3@dont-email.me...              Boy, did I have a busy semester! Once again I helped four classes get       their books for free with NON-DRM PDFs. Each class had about 15       students,       undergrads and graduate.       Here's a rundown of how much money I saved each class for this year:              Fundamentals of Financial Management 13th Edition (where's the 14th?)       ISBN-10: 0538482125              New: $218.49 x 30 = $6,554.70       Used: $149.98 x 30 = $4,499.40       Kindle: $216.00 x 30 = $6,480.00                     Federal Taxation 2013 Corporations, Partnerships, Estates & Trusts       ISBN-10: 0133055434              New: $221.01 x 30 = $6,630.30       Used: $122.00 x 30 = $3,660.00       Kindle: $108.75 x 30 = $3,262.50                     WOW! that has to be some sort of record!       Let's see how much in federal taxes I cost the (US) government.       Cengage Learning in 2012       Net Income: $24.9 million       Tax rate: 35%       New: $6,554.70 x .35 = $2,294.15       Used: $4,499.40 x .35 = $1,574.79       Kindle: $6,480.00 x .35 = $2,268.00              I got tired of looking for Prentice Hall's NI, so I'll just assume it       is       similar to Cengage. They're owned by a British company called       Pearson.       Anyway, here it is!              New: $6,630.30 x .35 = $2,320.61       Used: $3,660.00 x .35 = $1,281.00       Kindle: $3,262.00 x .35 = $1,141.70              Total: New: $4,614.76        Used: $2,855.79        Kindle: $3,409.70              So, what do you think?       How does the above make you feel?       Is it stealing?       Does the lost tax revenue due to my activities mean I am stealing from       the       federal government? If so, would that mean I committed an act of       treason?              +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++              So you do this for free? You don't get a slice of the pie? My, how       altruistic.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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