Student textbooks should be replaced by laptops for several reasons. Initially, notebook computers will be the most economical choice to make. Next another important factor is the fact that everything online does not have to be printed, which means that many trees will not be cut down and therefore not much waste will be created. Plus, it's much easier to teach and learn from a laptop. Replacing traditional textbooks with notebook computers will allow the traditional textbook to take the place, making it known that technology is the future. Over time, a purchased laptop or notebook computer may prove cheaper than a traditional textbook. For example “…the cost of textbooks is $750. An Acer laptop costs $234, and all five e-textbooks would cost about $400. The cost of the laptop and electronic resources is $634. The savings for you as a student is just over $100. Over the course of multiple semesters the total savings on books alone is $350 per semester. (Sutton Laptop vs. Textbook) This implies that over time the choice to purchase a notebook computer over a textbook will be a better investment to make because schools and students will save much more money. Just as the “Tracy Unified School District in California, at its charter school, Discovery Charter School, has implemented a laptop program. They expect costs to go down because, in the future, they will only have to replace broken laptops, and they buy new disks for their textbooks.” (http://portfolio.educ.kent) This illustrates the fact that laptops will only be purchased once and updated once in a while, while textbooks will need to be renewed every two years. Al...... middle of paper ......connect our textbooks with laptops? Np, nd Web. 13 September 2012. .Pecorino, Phillip A. “The Online Textbook: A Student-Faculty Collaboration.” Np, 5 December 2008. Web. 14 September 2012. GArlikov, Rick. "Computers versus books and paper in schools?" Np, nd Web. 14 September 2012. .Hutsko, Joe. “Are e-readers greener than books?” Green blog. Np, nd Web. 15 September 2012. .Richards-Gustafson, Flora. "How are textbooks made?" EHow. Demand Media, March 26, 2010. Web. September 16, 2012. "How much does that book cost?" The New York Times. Editorial Ed. The New York Times, April 25, 2008. Web. September 18. 2012. .