Open Textbooks

In The Public Interest: Recap of the National 'Rebellion' Against High Textbook Prices

Nicole Allen | Posted 12.19.2011

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Nicole Allen

Here is what the Textbook Rebelltion is about: Outrageous $200 price tags, incessant new editions, unwanted supplements, and an industry dominated by a handful of publishers intent on gouging students.

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In The Public Interest: The $2 Billion Opportunity for Affordable Textbooks and How Colleges Can Make the Most of It

Nicole Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, College, Department of Labor and Education, Cost of Higher Education, Community College, Open Source, Gao, Textbooks, Flat World Knowledge, Open Source License, Higher Education, U.S. PIRG, Students, Open Textbooks, College News
Nicole Allen

On behalf of students across the country, we call on colleges to use a new Department of Labor and Education grant program to make textbooks affordable in the process of improving workforce training.

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In The Public Interest : Open Textbooks and the Tech-Friendly Generation

Sarah Sather | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Students, Publishing Industry, Open Textbooks, Student Debt, Education Policy, College, Professors, Free Textbooks, Cost of Higher Education, Textbooks, Higher Education, Student Loans, Politics News
Sarah Sather

This September I entered my first year at the University of Montana, Missoula. Along with all the typical freshman year excitement of orientation and ...

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