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Should College Textbooks Be Free? Analyzing the Outcomes - College Finance
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 Students typically pay thousands of dollars in tuition alone each semester, often through student loans with accruing interest. On top of higher college costs, the average cost of textbooks has risen about four times faster than inflation over the last 10 years.A semester’s worth of textbooks costs $1,200 on average, so a reported 65% of students skip buying books, both in print and electronic form. Although print costs should go down with easier access to electronic textbooks, access codes from publishers reportedly keep college textbook costs high. These access codes expire at the end of the semester, so unlike print books, electronic books cannot be transferred or resold. The problem of both print and e-books being so expensive has led to calls from students, administrators, professors, and parents for a solution. Everything from providing free college textbooks to lumping the cost of books into tuition has been proposed. 
 
 
 
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