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...Naturally, Crimson Reading and its backers at the UC—along with many empathetic students—were furious at the Coop??s provocation. In no time, allegations abounded. The Coop was “infringing upon [students’] rights as consumers,” jealously guarding its “monopoly,” and “tarnishing [its] image in the mind of the College community,” one commentator lamented. The latent anti-Coop sentiment was clear: Harvard students deserved to pay less for course books, and the campus bookstore should...
...This sentiment, however, both vainly ignores the value of the Coop??s unique service as well as risks making students sound like spoiled brats. Indeed, the Coop??s markup on course books is noticeable if not obscene: an abbreviated visit to the textbook bazaar will sufficiently validate many of the complaints. The discrepancy between publishers’ list and the Coop??s retail prices may often call into question at least the business sense, if not the integrity, of the bookstore’s proprietors. If nearly everyone acknowledges the price-gouging, why would...
...Well for all the anti-Coop carping about “community,” the critics fail to realize the bookstore’s rightful place in it: to procure the obscure titles students need, and sell them in a convenient, centralized location. The Coop??s mission indeed includes the intent “to serve the Harvard community,” but also, as those selective readers may not have not noticed, the stipulation that its “operations should be profitable.” The Coop may charge too much...
...yesterday’s incident exposed a rift between Crimson Reading and its partner, the Undergraduate Council. UC President Ryan A. Petersen ’08, whose organization works with Crimson Reading to maintain the site and database, said that Crimson Reading should respect the Coop??s request that students not write down textbook information in the store...
...It’s hard to see [the ISBNs] as intellectual property,” Zittrain said in an interview. He said of the Coop??s policy: “It sort of takes the ‘co’ out of ‘Coop?? to do that. I’m sure the Coop isn’t interested in suing its patrons and it probably should just say that it welcomes the competition and welcomes students...