Everyone knows that college is expensive. Tuition alone can be financially crippling and that is not including any school supplies or textbooks you may need. That's why the thriftier you can be ...

As if attending college isn’t already expensive enough, the cost of textbooks has been rising drastically in recent years. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, from 2006 to 2016 ...

Almost 80% of the textbook industry is dominated by five publishing companies. The costs of textbooks overall have rose 67% from 2008 to 2018.

Everyone knows that college is expensive. Tuition alone can be financially crippling and that is not including any school supplies or textbooks you may need. That's why the thriftier you can be ...

Everyone knows that college is expensive. Tuition alone can be financially crippling and that is not including any school supplies or textbooks you may need. That's why the thriftier you can be ...

Between 2002 and 2013, the price of college textbooks rose 82% — nearly three times the rate of inflation, according to a recent study by the Government Accountability Office.

Renting versus buying college textbooks also depends on your studies. If there’s a textbook you know you’ll be referencing or using again, it’s probably better to buy the book.

College Textbook Prices Have Risen 1,041 Percent Since 1977. ... "I find the prices of college textbooks in general ridiculous, but you gotta do what you gotta do," he said.

Pearson, the largest publisher of college textbooks in the US, has launched Pearson Plus, a textbook subscription service for college students. Pearson Plus is coming to college campuses this fall.

College textbooks cost too much — and something needs to be done about it, according to a report from the advocacy group U.S. PIRG.The College Board estimates that the average student in this ...

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