Textbook price comparisons
Another year is over and you’re just getting back into the swing of things about to start a new year and a new semester at College. It’s at this time of the year that we all start reflecting on the year that was and planning forward to the year that will be. What are some [...]
According to an article published on BusinessInsider.com, there has been an 812% increase in the cost of College Textbooks since 1978. That’s phenomenal, outrunning CPI by a shocking 600% plus. As quoted in the BusinessInsider.com article “Professor Mark Perry of Carpe Diem blog has been following this bubble closely”. You can check out Mark’s [...]
With the Internet now bringing us information at our finger tips, researching your College subjects should be easier than ever, right? Not so, say many College students. Using the Internet for subject research can be a risky business, with the sites such as Wikipedia, Khan Academy, Answers.com and Yahoo Answers full of mis Well fear [...]
Free. Interactive College Textbooks, how does that sound? Further to our post yesterday, OpenStax have just announced that not only have they released free iBooks for Physics students, but the books will also be Interactive. The partnership between Expert TA, a provider that provides online tools to help professors provide the most effective teaching and [...]
1/3 of Seniors and 1/4 of Freshman Can’t Afford Textbooks According to a study, 1/3 of College Students are not buying Textbooks for their classes because they cannot afford to buy them. That can’t be good for their grades. We know that the cost of going to College is getting beyond the reach of [...]
