On October 14, Tong Zhiwei, a professor at East China University of Political Science and Law, posted a question on the circle of friends that there are many QR codes printed in the college law textbook "Constitutional Law", and you need to pay to get relevant information after scanning the code. On the afternoon of the 16th, the publisher responded that the QR code resources in the textbook are expansive resources, and readers who use the genuine new books can use them for free.
Source: China News Weekly
After the QR code in the book is scanned with a mobile phone, the corresponding text resource name appears, and there are two options below: "Enter anti-counterfeiting code" and "WeChat payment", and the price is clearly marked as 3 yuan.
The book also notes that "we have prepared a wealth of value-added resources for users of genuine new books, and you can access this resource for free by entering the anti-counterfeiting code on the back cover of the book." If you don't have a new book, you can also pay to get this resource. Due to the special attributes of digital goods, returns and refunds are not supported after your payment is successful. and so on.
On October 16, Tong Zhiwei said that the textbook is an officially designated textbook, and almost all law-related majors in colleges and universities across the country will use the textbook, and the audience is very wide. "I didn't see this QR code in the previous textbooks." Tong Zhiwei said that if it is a commercial book such as picture books, you can set a QR code to charge; However, the designated textbooks for college students should not be charged in other forms if they have already paid for the books.
#教材中每隔几段就出现付费二维码#登上热搜, netizens also "quarreled" about this, and some netizens thought that it was good to expand knowledge and save teaching materials.
Another part of netizens believes that "bells and whistles" should not be the case with teaching materials.
There are also students on the Internet who solve: What should I do if the QR code of the second-hand book "Constitutional Law" is scanned?
On October 16, according to Dawan News, the staff of the relevant publishing house responded.
Higher Education Press Editor of the textbook: "Further Reading" part of the resources are free for new book users, just enter the anti-counterfeiting code on the back cover of the book, the original intention of setting the QR code is to prevent piracy, "A book can only be bound to a mobile phone number, and second-hand books may not be bound." "We are currently in contact with the technical department to discuss how to improve this aspect at a later stage.
Staff of the Social Responsibility Department of Higher Education Press: Nowadays, in the publishing industry, it is more common to have QR codes attached to books and have resources for expansion. In response to the content of this dispute, the publishing house will release a statement to respond to the matter.
Staff of the Editor-in-Chief Office of the People's Publishing House: This book has not been found in the system, it may be jointly published by the two publishing houses, and it will be verified and fed back to the Higher Education Press.
According to China News Weekly, at noon on October 16, the reporter contacted Professor Tong Zhiwei, who said that he had received a call from the publisher to explain the situation, but he believed that second-hand books were also bought by others, obtained legally, and should not be restricted.
(Synthesized from: Jimu News, China Youth Network, Dawan News, China News Weekly)