Please Vote: Exercises in TDPL?

[Nick Sabalausky]

"BCS" <none at anon.com> wrote in message 
news:a6268ff5db58cba35a2dda2c86 at news.digitalmars.com...
> Hello Nick,
>
>> Ahh, I see what you're saying. In that case, that (and the well-being
>> of student's backs/spines everywhere) would be good reason for school
>> textbooks to finally move to an electronic format (but of course, that
>> has plenty of other downsides...)
>>
>
> what I want to see (as a first step) is a printing press build to be 
> installed at the schools. Then they just need to get a PDF and a license 
> to print X copies: "Oh we ran out of that title, but we'll have a batch 
> hot off the press in 10 minuets."

There are some schools that already either have or have access to a local 
print shop. I know of at least a couple schools where a few of the classes 
have books (usually small ones) that were written by the instructor or by 
the department and printed by the local/official/semi-official school print 
shop. What you suggest would be a great next step.