Schools already have books so the only ones bought are those to replace. Occasionally a new batch may be bought, but not at a rate of every book, every 4 years.
Based on your maths if you consider that each student uses 17 individual books per year, now consider that 2 are scrapped and need to be replace the cost for that year for that students is only 2 * book cost ($80). So $160. Now consider that they attend for 4 years, thats only $640. Not thousands. Even if they are scrapped every 4 years, the cost only becomes $1,280 per student.
So to go paperless from the current system the device and content needs to be less than $640 for the students entire attendance at that school (4 years).
A device like the iPad won't last 4 years in an education system, not including the battery life and software support by Apple.
Great for a private school, but as the education system currently stands. No way.
Based on your maths if you consider that each student uses 17 individual books per year, now consider that 2 are scrapped and need to be replace the cost for that year for that students is only 2 * book cost ($80). So $160. Now consider that they attend for 4 years, thats only $640. Not thousands. Even if they are scrapped every 4 years, the cost only becomes $1,280 per student.
So to go paperless from the current system the device and content needs to be less than $640 for the students entire attendance at that school (4 years).
A device like the iPad won't last 4 years in an education system, not including the battery life and software support by Apple.
Great for a private school, but as the education system currently stands. No way.