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2. College Student Textbook Acquisition An Exploratory Study - ed

   files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1141768.pdf

   E-book sales represented about one quarter of all con-sumer book sales in 2012 (Martin, 2013). Sales of college textbooks in digital formats have not grown at the same pace as sales of other digital books. Dimaria (2012) cites a recent study that found e-books only represent 10 per-cent of the college textbook market. Martin (2013) cites

3. Access to Reading Materials - U.S. Department of Education

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   The U.S. Department of Education (Department) recognizes the importance of ensuring every child in the country has access to reading materials in their homes and communities. In an effort to (1) promote increased efforts to address opportunity gaps and (2) highlight opportunities to improve coordination between schools, libraries, and other ...

4. Books and Supplies as Part of Tuition and Fees (668.164(c ...

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   Books and Supplies as Part of Tuition and Fees (668.164(c) and (m)) During the two decades leading up to 2016, the cost of books, course materials, supplies, and equipment for college courses increased by 88 percent,1 more than nearly any other college student expense. As a result of increasing costs, many students chose not to purchase ...

5. OpenStax - Wikipedia

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   OpenStax (formerly OpenStax College) is a nonprofit educational technology initiative based at Rice University. Since 2012, OpenStax has created peer-reviewed, openly-licensed textbooks, which are available in free digital formats and for a low cost in print. Most books are also available in Kindle versions on Amazon.com and in the iBooks Store.

6. ThriftBooks - Wikipedia

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   Number of employees. 900 (2020 [2]) Website. www .thriftbooks .com. ThriftBooks is a large web-based used bookseller headquartered near Seattle, Washington. [3] ThriftBooks sells used books, DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes, video games, and audio cassettes. ThriftBooks' business model "is based on achieving economies of scale through automation."

7. As Good or Better than Commercial Textbooks: Students ... - ed

   files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1176381.pdf

   The increase in the cost of college textbooks together with the proliferation of digital content and devices has inspired the development of open textbooks, open educational resources that are free, openly licensed, and often peer-reviewed. Although several published studies have investigated the impact of open textbook