how come education and books aren;t free?
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In some countries they are free.
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You asked the same question, got 18 answers of which most were reasonable and you still don't get it ?\n1. Libraries lend only to citizens that pay taxes, are paying members, live in the neighbourhood or whatever rules they wish to impose.\n2. How many libraries are there in the whole world and how much would an author make for selling his book to everyone of them ?\n3. A copy of a book is not the same as the original book.\n\nCompare that to the 1 CD that the musician has to sell, so that his music becomes available to everyone on the whole planet for free.\n\nWhat's so difficult to understand, if the artists prefer to be rewarded for their work ? If you do not like that, fine ! Don't listen to their stuff and start exploring the world of free and legal music. Read a bit about music that is released under a Creative Commons license.
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CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE HAVE MANY BOOKS ON THAT TOPIC AND SOME OF THE BOOKS HAVE CD'S INCLUDED IN THEM THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD INTO YOUR CONPUTER. \nTHEY ARE A WONDERFUL SOURCE FOR INFORMATION, AND IT IS FREE TOO!!  \nTHESE DAYS PEOPLE DON'T THINK OF THE LIBRARY ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY THINK EVERYTHING IS ON THE INTENET,...NOT TRUE.
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you can't sell something if it is free. That doesn't make sense.
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Get free music this way :) Then they can't catch you if you don't tell anyone you did it. Check them out copy them and return them.\n\n\nMany libraries world wide have books related to the internet, web and computers in general. They also have CDs and DVDs. Go to your local public library and get the username and password for http://www.firstsearch.org/ You can look up the book yourself but they will have to order it for you. Sometimes this can take awhile if the book is checked out by someone else. After reading the books and making copies of certain pages with a photo copier simply return it to them.\n\nBy using firstsearch you can search for any book in the world. Some libraries might charge a small fee but most are free. Every web design book I have read was acquired in this fashion. :)\n\nI just copied 7 CDs today that i checked out from the library!
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nothing is free these days
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please visit books.google.com you get your books and free also
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You can either get a few books at your library, or buy a used course off ebay.  You can often get a good deal without shelling out the huge dollars.
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Well...one goes to a university to attend classes and study.  You can't study w/o library resources, so...
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Try going to http://download.com there is alot of free stuff there.\n\nAlso, when you see "free" on the websites. Alot of them say "Download Free." That means it doesn't cost anything to download, not that the product is free.\nIt's a Gimmick to get you to the product so you will want to buy it.
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OK, it's not free, but it is a SUPER program.  www.readinga-z.com.  I homeschool my 5 year old and have been incredibly impressed with his progress.  You can check it out for free.  The cost is pretty steep (like $80/year), but it is SOOOO worth it.  Reading is necessary to every other discipline (science, history, even math).  Get behind in reading and you'll have a tough time keeping up in everything else.
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Perhaps because the state doesn't have proper funding going into the Adult Education Programs, one more focused on teaching adults how to read and write. I would tell those around you to go to a library and see a librarian, it's amazing the books they can find to help you!
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Nothing is Free in this world.\n\nBe carefully.\n\n\nSilently they give you lots. (Virus/Trojan etc)\n\nEnjoy it!
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Alrighty then.\n\nCheck out www.amazon.com. They have books you can't even find in the library or in the bookstore. The books all have a discount and if you make a purchase of at leasts $24 you can get free shipping.
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try these:www.bibliomania.com\nwww.thefreelibrary.com\nwww.worldwideschool.org\nI hope you'll find what you want!\nGood luck!!!
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I think we will always have books, but I would bet someone will figure out another way to make them in a very different form.  I also think that high school textbooks are doomed, since they are way too heavy and can be offered in CD-ROM form already.  The classes I teach are going to be giving everyone the CD of the textbook and just keep the regular books in the classroom next year, so that students don't have as much weight in their backpacks.
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Free?  About the only free educational thing is the library, which can be an invaluable resource.  I would highly recommend getting the book "A Thomas Jefferson Education" by Oliver DeMille.  You can find it gwc.edu in the bookstore section.  The things in there can easily be done through borrowing books from the library or else very cheaply.