Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Battle Rages Over Textbook Prices

Battle Rages Over Textbook Prices
By David J. Koon

RALEIGH — Textbook publishers have come under intense scrutiny because the prices of textbooks keep going up. Students have been hit by these prices and must pay hundreds of dollars for books from which only small portions are assigned. Yet innovations, from faculty use of online resources to students’ exchange of books through Facebook and online retailers, might soon change this industry.

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