Any disadvantages to buying SOTW AG as PDF?

[lovinmomma]

Be sure to come back and tell us which you prefer!

[FairProspects]

Originally Posted by Heather R

Well, I did it! The only downside I can see is the cost... The AG download was $27.95, and it cost $30 to get one copy printed. Plus I bought a nice big binder for it (about $10, because I'm a sucker for the clear slide in coverpage). So total cost was about 67.95, which is considerably more than the $34.95 to just buy the darn thing. Then I made an extra set of coloring sheets for my little guy, which came to about $5.

However, I think I will like the convenience of the 3-hole punch, and being able to add each weeks section to my "master binder" as needed. Also, being able to run more copies of the student pages later at my convenience will also be handy. I'll give it a try for this year, and decide on the best plan for years 2-4.

Heather

I'm confused about the extra cost. Can't you just print the PDF files on your home printer? That would be significantly cheaper per page for me at least.

[nukeswife]

I just bought the AG for volume 3 and love the fact that it's all there for me to print at will. I have a nice color laser printer, colors not necessary but it prints pretty efficiently and inexpensively. I like that I can print as many of the student pages as we would need, and I won't have to take it to an office store to have the binding removed to make copying easier.

I don't mind reading off the computer so I won't need to print more than the student pages.

[Heather R]

Originally Posted by FairProspects

I'm confused about the extra cost. Can't you just print the PDF files on your home printer? That would be significantly cheaper per page for me at least.

Oh, you definitely could print them at home. I just find that my printer is a total ink hog, and would likely cost me more than $.10/pg. Maybe not though... I guess I should figure that out.

And you totally could just print the Student pages... my computer isn't in our homeschool room, so reading online wouldn't work well for us, I don't think.

Heather

[nd293]

Were they keeping this a secret? I was even on the site pricing things the other day, pricing things, and never saw it. I am soooooo happy! I use the AG selectively, so this will definitely save me money, especially as we add a huge chunk for overseas postage.

Here's another "secret" - if you have lost just one of your SOTW CDs, you can get a replacement for just that one disk! I've heard that this happens to some careless people ;-)