The story of one University of Maine student’s quest for a reasonably priced textbook reveals just how complicated course materials have become as the textbook industry makes its awkward transition ...

“Inclusive access,” a textbook-sales model touted as a way to ensure that students without deep pockets can afford books, doesn’t always deliver on that promise, according to a leading open-access ...

When students enroll for certain courses this fall at Trident Technical College, they won't have to shop for textbooks. Following a growing trend in the textbook industry, Trident will tack an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students can spend hundreds of dollars on books. Tuition isn't the only higher education expense that makes paying for college ...

Some Canadian universities are exploring automatic textbook billing programs — sometimes called academic materials programs or “inclusive access” programs. These are institutional agreements with ...

Despite growing online markets for discounted books, the average cost of college textbooks has risen four times faster than the rate of inflation over the past 10 years. That has caused 65 percent of ...

Northwestern freshmen and sophomores who are financially eligible will now have unlimited access to textbooks through the University’s new Books for ’Cats 2.0 program. The original Books for ’Cats ...

For years, people have complained about the cost of college textbooks. And science textbooks are some of the most expensive. The list prices for hardcover versions from sellers like Amazon are ...

Saving on textbooks is about to get easier for CU Boulder students. The CU Book Store is launching the CU Book Access program to increase affordability, convenience and equitable access to course ...

With the increasing digitization of textbooks and learning platforms, some are questioning the effectiveness of these tools — especially when it comes to mandates for the use of access codes in ...