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Study on the Affordability of College Textbooks
URL: http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/acsfa/edlite-txtbkstudy.html

Description:
Full text and accompanying material for the May 2007 report "Turn the Page: Making College Textbooks More Affordable." Topics discussed include strengthening the market for used textbooks, increasing library resources, adopting alternatives that lower prices (such as buying consortiums), implementing textbook rental programs, improving financial aid, and utilizing 21st century technology (such as online and electronic textbooks). From the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, U.S. Department of Education.

LII Topics: College and University Education, Textbooks

Publisher:
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, U.S. Department of Education

LII Database Information:
Record 26790 created by Maria Brandt on 08/25/2008
Last modification on 08/25/2008
Published: 09/03/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26790

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