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I'm somewhat confused as to how this would work. Surely the university is responsible for awarding the degree and academic staff choose a supporting textbook to help students? So I assume universities wanting to use a textbook don't have to adopt the system.

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The guy is a Professor and publishes textbooks. My guess is that he wants a way to force his own students to buy his book instead of copying it.

I'm surprised the university would allow him to do that, since he's effectively charging an additional tuition fee.

I find the idea of a professor pushing his own book quite appalling in education.

I suppose you'd be forced to buy books from your school's bookstore (where they're ridiculously overpriced) to get online access pass which, as i recall from my school years, expires after certain time since purchase and cannot be reused. It's a clever way for this guy to make a few bucks off of poor students. He should be proud.

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