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TheDebbieDee

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10. I agree with your point about students being provided with a computer

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 09:39 AM

Jan 2013

for use at both home and school.

Supplemental or even primary lessons for the students could be accessed via internet.......also providing a computer to students to access e-textbooks would almost certainly be cheaper than buying the textbooks in the first place.

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The ridiculously high price of college textbooks [View all] ashling Jan 2013 OP

won't this all be moot with e-books? hollysmom Jan 2013 #1

I don't know. What's the average cost per semester for ebooks? Fridays Child Jan 2013 #2

I doubt it. LAGC Jan 2013 #7

A lot of those are either still quite expensive or designed to self-destruct anyway. (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2013 #38

It's moot NOW with "Previous Editions" Volaris Jan 2013 #43

Students should no longer even need a textbook. It is all online. graham4anything Jan 2013 #3

It's a racket GCP Jan 2013 #4

It's like calculators in High School graham4anything Jan 2013 #5

Graphing calculators are superb for exboyfil Jan 2013 #6

What is PSEO? postulater Jan 2013 #13

Post Secondary Education Options exboyfil Jan 2013 #14

Ah! Thanks. I have some of that PSEO postulater Jan 2013 #23

I loved my graphing calculator Aerows Jan 2013 #35

If The Teacher's Name Is On The Book...Drop The Class... KharmaTrain Jan 2013 #17

Most of my ME books at Purdue were exboyfil Jan 2013 #24

That wasn't true in some of the classes I took. hunter Jan 2013 #30

I followed that rule until my last semester of grad school Recursion Jan 2013 #32

I would disagree with the "ego stroke"... teenagebambam Jan 2013 #33

One of the worst Professors I ever had Aerows Jan 2013 #36

Meh. Best lecturer I ever had wrote most of his own textbooks. (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2013 #39

HA! Now they just assign their own book. Our daughter elehhhhna Jan 2013 #31

I agree with your point about students being provided with a computer TheDebbieDee Jan 2013 #10

yup graham4anything Jan 2013 #18

The profit motive also comes into it DeltaLitProf Jan 2013 #8

It's like the rediculous maintenence costs on a BWW/'Benz... OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #9

except when there is a brand new must have that specific edition, and no used ones. graham4anything Jan 2013 #20

My son bought his text books used ChazII Jan 2013 #26

It's harder to buy used now laundry_queen Jan 2013 #34

I know that I saved hundreds of $ buying used textbooks from Valore.com and Alibris.com TheDebbieDee Jan 2013 #11

I remember being outraged at having to buy new editions of Shakespeare each semester Orrex Jan 2013 #12

Higher Education has been turned into a money-making racket. bemildred Jan 2013 #15

"What are you going to DO, suckers? You NEED this piece of paper to even get yer foot in the door!" HughBeaumont Jan 2013 #19

If your self-image depends on buying your way through *that* door, then you gotta pay the price. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #25

I remember when I was in college I had to pay $100 for a math textbook WooWooWoo Jan 2013 #16

Agree 100% n/t ChazII Jan 2013 #27

Textbooks were always expensive, in inflation corrected dollars they've doubled in price but HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #21

I'm not sure college textbooks are disproportionately expensive. maggiesfarmer Jan 2013 #22

I hate the prices, but it occurs to me that for science and math texts, the proof-reading hedgehog Jan 2013 #28

Or pretty much any of the other disciplines. Posteritatis Jan 2013 #41

Can't buy them used, anymore? nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #29

I have attended college on and off most of my adult life. SheilaT Jan 2013 #37

The really expensive ones tend to be really specialised or those first-year survey textbooks Posteritatis Jan 2013 #40

If you're buying textbooks, kiva Jan 2013 #42

Education ripoff Publiuus Jan 2013 #44

That's an admirable idea, but maybe not practical. Viking12 Jan 2013 #45

Required text Publiuus Jan 2013 #46

Some friendly advice... Viking12 Jan 2013 #47

Not too worried Publiuus Jan 2013 #48

As a current college student, I know this feeling. justanidea Jan 2013 #49

Textbooks Were Ridiculous When I Was In College Too ChoppinBroccoli Jan 2013 #50

It's a disgusting scam jsr Jan 2013 #51

Called monopoly, elleng Jan 2013 #52

That is why I LOVED the rental program at my school Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2013 #53

D'ya ever get the feeling that college isn't focused on learning but is instead focused on profit? nyquil_man Jan 2013 #54

I mostly keep up with math. dimbear Jan 2013 #55

You can rent them here for almost any school: coffeenap Jan 2013 #56