College textbooks are too expensive!
By cikedo
@cikedo (3483)
United States
September 4, 2007 9:04am CST
I just recently bought my books for the college courses I'm taking this fall semester and I find it outrageous how expensive these books are! Some of the books I had to buy cost about half the price of the actual course. Anyone else feel the same? Better yet, does anyone know where I could possibly buy books for next semester a lot cheaper?
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4 responses
@rollerskating (34)
• China
4 Sep 07
i can't agree with you more. maybe you can buy it from internet or buy a secondhand book. i believe information and knowledge will never out of season.
@rollerskating (34)
• China
4 Sep 07
another way is you can brrow books form university library or read E_books in computer, that is cheaper.
@Mitraa (3184)
• India
22 Oct 07
That high cost of text books has made higher education very expensive. In my opinion, there must be some control of the Government on this matter to make higher education with in reach of many aspirants. Otherwise higher education will be a fashion of the higher income group only! Also college library provisions for books must be enhanced at the same time for the welfare of many needy students. Let us hope for the best and think very effective actions on this! Thanks for this nice discussion.
@saivenkaat802003 (4823)
• India
11 Nov 07
yea,, during my college days i needed one Book about the "Integrated Electronics"- by Milman Haikas.. it costs me around 6000 Rupees at that time. I spesk of those days some 15 years back.
Even today at this rate it works out to be 150 US dollars.
Luckily one of my friend lent his book.
I xeroxed the entire book and it cost me around 1000 ruppee, though i violated the copyright of that book.
