College textbook prices are unfair and unnecessary | csmonitor.com

College textbook prices are unfair and unnecessary | csmonitor.com

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. – When I begin my college classes today, my greatest fear will not be term papers or tough professors. Instead, I will be worrying about how much my textbooks will cost me this time, and whether the total will manage to break the $1,000 mark for the fourth semester in a row.

That number is not a typo, and I am not alone. College students across the nation are digging ever deeper into their pockets as pricetags continue to climb at a dizzying pace. A recent study by the Government Accountability Office revealed that prices are increasing at twice the rate of inflation, and they have risen more than 186 percent since 1986.

It seems Digital Stakeholders is not the only place that questions the price of textbooks.

19 September, 2005 |

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