Agreed Quero! I don't blame PADI entirely - rather a lot of the world doesn't realize that when you live on a small backwater island in the middle of nowhere, internet access is still measured in bytes/hour rather than megabits per second! ;-)
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I was told recently that PADI are preparing to launch eManuals to cover the Tec40/45/50 courses. This isn't eLearning (that isn't yet planned for tech courses) - it is an eBook manual only.
More news when I get it... have emailed PADI training dept. for clarification on the tech manuals.