Student PIRGs Report on College Textbook Spending: Covering the Cost – infojustice

"Over the last decade, the cost of college textbooks has soared. Since 2006, the cost of a college textbook increased by 73% – over four times the rate of inflation. Today, individual textbooks often cost over $200, sometimes as high as $400. Textbook prices have increased unabatedly because the textbook market lacks two major economic forces ..."