Textbook prices have risen higher than overall inflation for the past three decades. NBC News The video above, using BLS data from December 1977 to December 2014, notes a 961 percent increase in ...

The video above, using BLS data from December 1977 to December 2014, notes a 961 percent increase in textbook prices. Extend the view out to January 1977 and June 2015, the most recently available ...

College textbooks cost too much — and something needs to be done about it, according to a report from the advocacy group U.S. PIRG.The College Board estimates that the average student in this ...

But, the latest numbers are for last year, and many are wondering if online college brought on by Covid-19 might actually bring textbook prices down for everyone.

A fight over college textbook prices is leaving students unsure who to believe about costs As the Biden administration plans to amend an Obama-era rule on textbook prices, a messaging war has ...

Yet the college textbook industry has not only managed to insulate itself from this trend—it has moved in the opposite direction, using digital content as a way to charge more money.Add-on ...

College tuition payments have rapidly risen far faster (tuition and fees up 440+% from 1982 – 2007), vs. cost of living increases of 106% and family income growth of 147% during the same period ...

The textbook publishing industry made $7.85 billion in revenue in 2020 alone, and this market is dominated by the “big three” publishers: Pearson, McGraw Hill and Cengage. Publishing companies take ...

The college bookstore survey found that as of 2019, about half of students prefer either a print textbook or one that combines a physical book with supplemental online support.

When you do not have a place to live and you are struggling to eat, going to college is a formidable challenge. Nearly 40% of college students have reported having food insecurity, and at any moment 1 ...