A lot of the comments on our last coverage of book scanners were summed up by [Spork] with, “No automatic page turning = no use.” Turning a page in a book with a robot is really hard ...

Textbook costs rose 67% from 2008 to 2018 ... New editions have reordered chapters or changes in page numbers, making it harder to use older editions. And they can cost up to $150 more.