Why are college textbooks so expensive
peter.suber's bookmarks 2018-12-05
Summary:
"Textbook costs overall have risen 67% from 2008 to 2018 - some four year college students spend close to $500 a year on textbooks.
Almost 80% of the textbook industry is dominated by five publishing companies - Pearson Education, Scholastic, McGraw-Hill Education, Cengage Learning, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
These companies do everything they can to keep their books expensive and prevent students from renting older versions...."