Maybe a guidebook to Adagio can be sold at a bookstore?
Selling a guidebook at a bookstore might be good, but there are some drawbacks. Since I change something about Adagio almost every semester, it would need to be changed every semester. This means everything must be sold out when each semester is over. The bookstore requires the department to buy back the leftover books which will not be used the next semester. A few years ago, the department spent close to $5000 to buy back the leftover books, consequently each faculty is strongly encouraged to order only the minimum number of books. Now, I could order only the minimum, maybe 15, but this might cause some shortage. Requesting them to make a few extra copies right after the semester starts could take up to one month. Since the purpose of the guidebook is to provide a general guide to the course and to help you understand Japanese typing, etc., waiting for a month defeats the purpose of such a guidebook. This is why everything is on the web.
