So recently I was informed by my school that they offer the option to use an iPad so you can download nearly all of the books electronically. They said that these versions of the books are significantly cheaper than physical copies, almost to the point where the iPad comes close to paying it self off within two years. Plus, you don't have to carry around all those books. However, I have some questions about this.
I already have a really nice laptop, so why can my laptop not read or use the downloadable version of these textbooks? I'm assuming that they should be in PDF format, although my knowledge on iPad is limited so I don't know what formats it uses/reads, so why could I not download them on my laptop and use that to view them?
If it doesn't work on my laptop, would an Android based tablet be able to view these electronic textbooks? I don't see why not, but again, I'm not all that great with tablets in general so I may be missing something.
I just want to know before I go and spend $500 on another piece of equipment. Thanks for reading, replies are appreciated!
I already have a really nice laptop, so why can my laptop not read or use the downloadable version of these textbooks? I'm assuming that they should be in PDF format, although my knowledge on iPad is limited so I don't know what formats it uses/reads, so why could I not download them on my laptop and use that to view them?
If it doesn't work on my laptop, would an Android based tablet be able to view these electronic textbooks? I don't see why not, but again, I'm not all that great with tablets in general so I may be missing something.
I just want to know before I go and spend $500 on another piece of equipment. Thanks for reading, replies are appreciated!