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joshuacc on Sept 28, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Amazon Unveils $199 Kindle Fire Tablet

Not to mention some textbooks which are $50 less in Kindle format. That brings the total cost of the Kindle hardware to $29 for a college student with one required book.

If more than one textbook is available for Kindle, it could actually be a net bonus.

shoota on Sept 28, 2011 [–]

The textbooks may be cheaper but if you're like most students and only use a textbook for one class its more expensive than buying the book used and selling it when you're done with it.

bostonvaulter2 on Sept 28, 2011 | [–]

I think the kindle itself will still have fairly good resale value, although that won't make up the cost of the book.

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