Could college textbooks soon get cheaper?
- Written by Jenny Adams, Associate Professor of English, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Just as the printing press made books more affordable, technology could do the same thing for college textbooks today.ju_see/www.shutterstock.comHow much money do students spend on college textbooks? The answer is: too much.
Since 1982, the price of new textbooks has tripled even after taking inflation into account. Since 2006, it has outstripped...
