Why are textbooks so expensive? (1 Viewer)

[athenaaa]

One of the textbooks I need for this semester is $126 from the campus bookstore I found it for $78 on a different site but its still expensive​

 

[ani07]

they are not that expensive here in germany, but I still think text books for school should be free.

 

[athenaaa]

they are not that expensive here in germany, but I still think text books for school should be free.

Moving to Germany ig

 

[Tickita]

Yeah. I usually looked for a pdf first, especially if $100+

 

[athenaaa]

Yeah. I usually looked for a pdf first, especially if $100+

The best I can do is going from $126 to $54 and my second textbook that $96 I got down to $30

 

[RandAlThor]

its a scam
many times the books just reorder content from one version to another.

 

[athenaaa]

its a scam
many times the books just reorder content from one version to another.

Its most definitely a scam

 

[RandAlThor]

Its most definitely a scam

i have bought em from other countries and different versions.
They even had the same problems in the homework sections just numbered differently.
its the 2-300 dollars fees per class that are just crazy too.

 

[athenaaa]

i have bought em from other countries and different versions.
They even had the same problems in the homework sections just numbered differently.
its the 2-300 dollars fees per class that are just crazy too.

There is no need for textbooks to be so expensive honestly. We are already paying so much for tuition Thats a smart idea actually

 

[Sooyaabean]

I don't know but hey knowledge is key and crash course is free

 

[athenaaa]

I don't know but hey knowledge is key and crash course is free

I wish that would work for my program

 

[Sooyaabean]

I wish that would work for my program

What did you choose to major in?

 

[athenaaa]

What did you choose to major in?

Bachelor of early learning and community development (so in simple terms I’m gonna teach kids under 6)

 

[MK3AM]

there should be sites where u can get them for free

 

[athenaaa]

there should be sites where u can get them for free

I tried and theyre so obscure that i cant find them

 

[MK3AM]

I tried and theyre so obscure that i cant find them

thats annoying

 

[Sooyaabean]

Bachelor of early learning and community development (so in simple terms I’m gonna teach kids under 6)

So cuuuuuuuteeeee you'll do great!!

 

[kimsguardian]

only text books?? i thought all kind of books now are much more expensive compared back then when i was young

 

[Selfmate]

the university textbook market is a racket!!!

also there's stupid things like 3rd 4th 5th etc editions of books where the author's like change two words and put in a new graph and sells the damn thing for another 100+ dollars