Textbooks continue to eat up a significant amount of college students' budgets. Claudia Munoz, a New Mexico State University sophomore, spent $500 on textbooks alone this semester.

For the 2018-2019 academic year, students paid an average of $1,200 to $1,400 on books for their classes, according to College Board. Students have several ways to save on college textbooks ...

This website has been a lifesaver to college students everywhere (including me). While not every textbook has a PDF version available on Library Genesis, you might be able to find a few of the ...

In fact, on average, students will spend almost $6,000 on textbooks during their time in college. But high costs are not the only prohibitive issue that these textbooks cause.

When you do not have a place to live and you are struggling to eat, going to college is a formidable challenge. Nearly 40% of college students have reported having food insecurity, and at any moment 1 ...

We all agree that textbooks costs are out of control. Between 1977 and 2015, the cost of textbooks rose by three times the rate of inflation. By 2016, the average college student could expect to ...

College life is often the first taste of true independence — and with that freedom comes the responsibility of managing money ...

Data from Bay View Analytics found the price of textbooks and other class materials has negatively impacted many students’ ability to enroll in courses or resulted in a nonpassing grade. Over half of ...

Many students no longer arrive at college—even at highly selective, elite colleges—prepared to read books. Explore the November 2024 Issue Check out more from this issue and find your next ...

Teachers have shifted away from assigning whole books before students ever reach college. Only 17% of third-to-eighth-grade teachers said they primarily teach whole texts, a recent EdWeek Research ...

Colorado State University students convinced lawmakers to run a bill that would eliminate sales taxes for textbooks sold at college and university bookstores.