When Books Break the Bank

Gary Deane notes a NYTimes Story on the soaring price of college text books.

They say in the past two decades, the price of textbooks has soared. The price of educational books and supplies has risen 238 percent, while the price of consumer goods over all has increased only 51 percent.

So now more and more students are sharing books, using library copies or going online to find cheap used copies. Indeed, about 20 percent no longer buy all their required texts, according to the National Association of College Stores. And that percentage is growing fast enough to worry both textbook publishers and college bookstores.

September 18, 2003 by Uncategorized 0

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