XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: justinthenumbersguy@hatespam.edu   
      
   On Wed, 15 May 2013 08:22:53 -0400, jay birdsong wrote:   
      
   > "Justin"  wrote in message news:pan.2013.05.15.01.47.27@hatespam.edu...   
   >   
   > On Tue, 14 May 2013 21:19:38 -0400, jay birdsong wrote:   
   >   
   >> "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.   
   >   
   >>Correct, I get nothing.   
   >   
   > I don't see it.  If there's a question of breaking the law, and *your*   
   not   
   > making money doing it , it's not too smart.  Lets face it, if you were   
   > raking in the dough while breaking the law, I would applaud you -   
   > but to do it free..........................uh, uh.   
      
   Nice use of the wrong "you're" kiddo.   
   I don't get a slice of anything.   
   I do it because it makes me feel good and that is reason enough.  It gives   
   me a warm and fuzzy feeling knowing that 60+ (upper?) middle class college   
   students decreased their expenses by 25%.   
   I see most of the students every other day at the library.  I'm like an   
   unofficial tutor.   
      
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