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1、InaDigitalAge,StudentsStillClingtoPaperTextbooksTheytexttheirfriendsalldaylong.Atnight,theydoresearchfortheirtermpapersonlaptopsandcommunewiththeirparentsonSkype.ButastheywalkthepathsofHamiltonCollege,aposter-perfectliberalartsschoolinthisupstatevillage,studentsa
2、restillhaulingaroundbulky,old-fashionedtextbooks-andlovingit."Thescreenwon'tgoblank,"saidFatonBegolli,ajuniorfromBoston."Therecan'tbeavirus.Itwouldn'tbethesamewithoutbooks.They'vedefined'academia'(学术)forathousandyears."Thoughtheworldofprintisrecedingbeforeatideof
3、digitalbooks,blogsandotherWebsites,agenerationofcollegestudentsgrowingupwithtechnologyappearstobeholdingfasttotraditionaltextbooks.Thatloyaltycomesataprice.Textbooksareexpensive-ayear'sworthcancost$700to$900-andstudents'frustrationswiththeexpense,aswellastheemerg
4、enceofnewtechnology,haveproducedaperplexingarrayofoptionsforobtainingthem.InternetretailerslikeAmazonandTextbooks.comaresellingnewandusedbooks.TheyhavebeenjoinedbyseveralWebservicesthatrenttextbookstostudentsbythesemester.Some1500collegebookstoresarealsoofferingr
5、entalsthisfall,upfrom300lastyear.HereatHamilton,studentsthisyearhaveanewwaytoavoidthemiddleman:anonprofitWebsite,createdbythecollege'sEntrepreneurClub,thatletsthemsellusedbooksdirectlytooneanother.Theexplosionofoutletsandformats-includingdigitalbooks,whicharerapi
6、dlybecomingmoresophisticated-hasleftsomestudentsbewildered.Aftercompletingthedifficultjobofcourseselection,theyareforcedtoweighcostversusconvenience,analyzetheirownstudyhabitsandguesswhichtextstheywillwantforyearstocomeandwhichtheywillnotmiss."Itdependsonthecours
7、e,"saidVictoriaAdesoba,astudentatNewYorkUniversitywhowasstandingoutsidethatschool'sbookstore,apowder-bluebookbagslungoverhershoulder“Lastsemester,Irentedforpsychology,anditwascheaper.Butforsomethinglikeorganicchemistry,Ineedtokeepthebook.E-textbooksaregood,butit'
8、stemptingtogoonFacebook,anditcanstrainyoureyes."Forallthetalkthathergenerationisthemosttechnologicallyknowledgeableinhistory,paper-and-inktextbooksdonotseemdes
