LEAF from Aspen

upper division books not included, no text available, and additional cost required

I was really excited to see that audiobooks are now available for Aspen books after wishing I had that feature during 1L. I am an auditory learner, and being able to “read” during my commute is such an incredible feature. After frequent problems loading casebooks on casebook connect, I was also very excited to see that there was an app where I could download them to avoid lugging around casebooks or risk having casebook connect malfunction during cold calls. Aspen has well-written casebooks that aid my learning in classes, but their supplemental materials such as online casebooks and read-aloud features are quite sub-par compared to their competitor. I now find myself groaning when I see that my professors have selected an Aspen book, not for the quality of the book itself, but because I know that I will not have the ability to listen to my text, and that casebook connect is so unreliable that I need to lug the physical book around everywhere I need it. I would truly love to see Aspen casebooks become more accessible to students, as I am far from my only classmate to experience difficulties with the supplemental materials. I have plenty of positive things to say about the books themselves, but the supplemental materials desperately need improvement.

Why are the chapters 7 hours long

There is no way to click on the specific section or even hold where you are at. Once you leave the app the chapter starts all over. I guess I can write down the time stamp, but this seems to be a relatively easy update for the development team. And for some reason if it isn’t then we should be able to see subsections so that we can book mark where we’re at. Seems inefficient and definitely not worth a subscription. Please fix soon.