Crime Alert: Theft of Overpriced Textbook
Crime Alert – Theft of Overpriced Textbook
Campus crime alerts and timely warnings to the community comply with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act).
Case 20-0128-0011
On January 28, 2020, the Texas A&M University Police Department (UPD) received a report of stolen property. The item, Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics 17th Edition, was reported to be illegally downloaded from a file-sharing website at approximately 12:30 a.m. from the Mosher dormitory. The victim, Dr. William Bowden, reported that this will significantly cut his profit margins from the MEEN 363 class.
The textbook is described as available legally from the publisher for a mere $252.27. An affordable used option is also offered for just $162.70. The full cost version is equivalent to only 4% of the average annual undergraduate student loan amount at Texas A&M University. Prior editions of the textbook can be found for approximately $50 but are not recommended by the MEEN 363 faculty due to altered homework and assignment numbers.
Anyone having information pertaining to this crime or other incidents is encouraged to contact the Texas A&M University Police Department.
While a university is required under the Clery Act to notify the public of such reports, it is also our responsibility to provide information regarding protective measures.
Anti-Piracy suggestions:
- Try being less poor in order to afford full-price textbooks.
- Do not visit websites such as libgen.li, libgen.rs, or sci-hub.do.
- Do not use google to find textbook PDFs.
- If you observe or have concerns about peers illegally obtaining textbooks, report them to police immediately.
- If you observe suspicious activity at on-campus computer labs or libraries, report it to the police immediately.
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