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As if attending college isn’t already expensive enough, the cost of textbooks has been rising drastically in recent years. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, from 2006 to 2016 ...
Everyone knows that college is expensive. Tuition alone can be financially crippling and that is not including any school supplies or textbooks you may need. That's why the thriftier you can be ...
McGraw Hill claims it can cut the cost of college text books as much as 60% if all students are required to buy e-books and the cost is billed through the college bursar.
Everyone knows that college is expensive. Tuition alone can be financially crippling and that is not including any school supplies or textbooks you may need. That's why the thriftier you can be ...
Every college graduate knows about the games schools and textbook publishers play when it comes to revenue. The average textbook company comes out with a new version of each of their books every ...
Used textbooks typically cost about 75% less than retail, according to NACS. They made up about 30% of all textbook sales in college stores in the 2011-12 school year, totaling about $1.51 billion ...
I think most students know that the best way to find cheap college textbooks is to buy online. At Valore Books, for instance, you can buy Acta Philosophorum for $184.
The annual college textbook rush starts this month, a time of reckoning for many students who will struggle to cover eye-popping costs of $128, $156, even $198 a volume.
Also, 31% said they photocopied or scanned chapters from other students' books, up from 21% in 2010. The study (from spring 2013) is based on ongoing surveys involving about 6,000 book buyers a month.
For many students, college is the first time they’re asked to pay for their own textbooks, a move away from the hand-me-downs used in elementary and high schools.