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Learning At A Price

Abstract:
The increasingly steep price of textbooks has university students digging deep into their wallets, but states across the U.S. are passing legislation in hopes of cutting costs.

Connecticut was one of six states that has already signed legislation requiring publishers to inform faculty of the price and revisions of their textbooks, according to a ConnPIRG news release....

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Donna Pelletier

posted 10/10/07 @ 9:19 AM EST

Schools should also make class textbook requirements available to students online in advance of the start of the semester so that students have a reasonable amount of time to price shop for that book elsewhwere on places like eBay, Amazon, half.com, etc.
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