Finally, college book costs go down — Joanne Jacobs
lterrat's bookmarks 2016-11-20
Summary:
"College textbook costs have gone down at four-year public and private schools for the first time in 17 years, according to College Board’s Trends in College Pricing 2016 report.
Annual student spending on course materials has decreased by almost $100 since 2007-08, reports Student Watch.
'Students have more options than in the past,' said Elizabeth Riddle, of the National Association of College Stores (NACS). 'Stores offer lower-cost rentals, e-books, custom course packs and print-on-demand open educational resources (OER) as well as price comparison tools.'"