That Book Costs How Much?

College students and their families are rightly outraged about the bankrupting costs of textbooks that have nearly tripled since the 1980s, mainly because of marginally useful CD-ROMs and other supplements. A bill pending in Congress would require publishers to sell “unbundled” versions of the books — minus the pricey add-ons. Even more important, it would require publishers to reveal book prices in marketing material so that professors could choose less-expensive titles.

April 29, 2008 by Uncategorized 1

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  1. Chuck says:
    April 29, 2008 at 6:28 pm

    books and their buyers
    I teach a graduate course and the book I use is mandated by the head of the department who takes his orders from the curriculum committee, etc.

    I loathe the book I have to use. Its content and its price. But the decision is often centralized and out of a particular instructor’s pay grade.

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