LSUS has saved students $4.7 million in textbook costs through its participation in the Affordable Learning LOUISiana ...

Students also have access to a wider array of options, including used books and digital textbooks, which can save as much as 40% , according to the non-profit National Association of College Stores.

Had the textbooks been unbundled, students could have paid as little as one-third of the new-book costs on one of the many online marketplaces for used books. Moreover, expired access codes mean ...

Textbooks are not just heavy in your backpack; they can be heavy on your wallet. The College Board estimates students at four-year public universities spend between $1,200 and $1,500 yearly on books ...

Average student spending on textbooks and course materials continued to decline in the fall of 2020, while the number of units purchased or rented increased, according to data the research firm ...

Students or teachers can easily search and customize the content for their own purposes, making flexbooks “the next evolution of the textbook,” says Neeru Khosla, who founded CK-12 last year.

An open access textbook model is gaining traction in the US and Australia and shaking up the publishing industry.

These young scholars — 75 undergraduate students in all — made history by spending the semester authoring their own textbook. Small groups of graduate students have authored content before. But never ...

What’s additionally concerning is that working-class and first-generation students are disproportionately affected by the textbook rental scheme, which is billed as offering a “better value” for ...

The chief executive of Chegg wants to help students with more than just textbook rentals.