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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
I graduated college almost 15 years ago. Back then I had one or two textbooks that broke the $100 mark. That's probably more common now.
Though I wouldn't think that middle/high school texts would be that expensive, even now.
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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
The last semester I bought textbooks, all of them were well over $100. But it's true that science themed books have always been more expensive than other subjects.
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In college, in 1979, I bought a text book for $62.00
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Originally Posted by ZenGum
Frequent updating + multiple authors/editors + full colour diagrams + small print runs + you really need it = $$$$$$!!!!
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And when the professor writes the book, he has a financial interest. And when the professor updates the text every year, the student cannot buy used books.
Last semester, we rented books for my daughter in college.
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Originally Posted by BigV
Wait a minute. Since when do high school students need to buy textbooks?
Maybe it's still the cost of the textbook but the district is paying for the book. I sure hope so.
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Yeah, I think the article was about the cost to the district.
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
Why wouldn't every high school freshman use the same math book? well, not the same book, but a copy of the same book, that should make them cheaper than dirt.
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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
Because if you expect them to be able to do homework, they have to be able to take the books home.
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My kids had their own "loaner" text, and one that stayed in the classroom. That way they didn't have to tote the heavy tomes back and forth.