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How to Get Cheaper College Textbooks Fox News Like many students, you've probably spent a lot of money on college textbooks if you didn't do your homework. It's tempting to just swipe your card and just buy the books from the first vendor you come across. But the truth is that you could be losing ... See all stories on this topic »

College study: E-books falling flat Daily Camera E-books make up about 3 percent of the textbook market. The National Association of College Stores found through a survey that three-quarters of students still prefer hard-copy textbooks. College students spend an average of $900 a year on textbooks, ... See all stories on this topic »

Online textbooks could work for California Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles Times) It's time for college textbooks to catch up with the 21st century. Online, open-access textbooks that rely heavily on information in the public domain would not only cost students a fraction as much, but they also could be readily ... See all stories on this topic »

Daytona State College Rethinks Push For E-Textbooks City Town Info Education Channel A study conducted at Daytona State College in Florida has concluded that switching completely to digital textbooks might not be such a great idea after all. The school's past administration had considered a plan to switch the institution entirely to ... See all stories on this topic » City Town Info Education Channel

Army eyes e-textbooks for ROTC courses Nextgov By Bob Brewin 01/09/2012 The Army is considering an ambitious project to convert its college-level Reserve Officer Training Corps textbooks to e-books that can take advantage of the multimedia capabilities offered by a digital library. ... See all stories on this topic » Nextgov

Local company launches online textbook site The Herald Journal (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal) Never before has information been so accessible, yet the cost of college textbooks remains prohibitively expensive. A Cache Valley company hopes to change that with a cutting-edge approach to publishing course materials for ... See all stories on this topic »

University of Michigan eyes e-books as a way to lower soaring textbook costs AnnArbor.com Public university students spend an average of $1168 on textbooks per year, according to 2011-2012 figures from the College Board Advocacy and Policy Center. Recently released results of a new study by Daytona State College show that while most ... See all stories on this topic »

Reminder about university textbook policy The JHU Gazette The intent is to lower the cost of textbooks by ensuring that people have appropriate options and pertinent and timely information when selecting and purchasing course materials. The policy came in response to the Maryland College Textbook Competition ... See all stories on this topic » The JHU Gazette

New Republic: Belt Tightening on College Costs NPR In particular, highly-profitable lower division courses in common subjects like Economics, Calculus, and Psychology have similar curricula at most colleges and rely on many of the same nationally-marketed textbooks. They are often taught by people with ... See all stories on this topic »

Rick Santorum Says College Isn't For Everyone WBUR I did not go to college and I am doing just fine, probably better than most who did go to college. The liberalism that is injected into textbooks and lessons is a major problem, it is dumbing down the whole country, thank god the Tea Party lit a fire ... See all stories on this topic » WBUR

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