The Internet flexed its power with this week’s SOPA/PIPA blackouts, but make no mistake: this battle isn’t over yet, and will only intensify–it might get a lot more sneaky, in fact. But this week? The Internet wins. Will students lose out with Apple’s new plan to revamp the textbook industry? Or just the students (and schools) who can’t can’t afford iPads?

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