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“Textbook Rebellion” Makes Case For Cheaper Books At IU

The name Textbook Rebellion may seem a bit extreme, but IU students passing by the rally on their way to classes were eager to stop and sign petition protesting high textbook fees.  Nicole Allen helped organize the event that is part of a national effort to reduce textbook costs.

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State student interest group protests high textbook costs

High textbook prices have caused junior and sociology major Kate Lavery to struggle in her classes.

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Textbook Rebellion' national tour coming to UW-Madison

Move over, Bucky.

Two mascots will be on the UW-Madison campus Thursday to call for lower textbook prices.

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It's been 8 years since we launched a campaign to make textbooks more affordable. I’m impressed by the progress we’ve made, but there’s still much work to be done.

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In Pursuit of Cheaper Textbooks

By | Nicole Allen
Affordable Textbooks Advocate

Here we are again, starting off a new term on campus, headed to the internet and to bookstores to get our textbooks.

Textbooks are expensive. Too expensive.

We work with students and faculty across the country and where we can, lawmakers to make textbooks more affordable by stopping unfair business practices by publishers that drive up the costs of higher education.

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Affordable Textbooks Day of Action

By | Nicole Allen
Affordable Textbooks Advocate

Fueled by frustration with skyrocketing costs, students from more than 40 colleges nationwide are uniting for a Day of Action to spread the word about textbook affordability solutions

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A Cover to Cover Solution

By | Nicole Allen
Affordable Textbooks Advocate

We just released a new report on textbook affordability. The new report evaluates cost-reducing options from the traditional textbook market - rentals, e-books and e-readers - and  open textbooks as potential measures to reduce the high cost of textbooks.

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Textbooks for the 21st Century

College textbooks are an essential but increasingly expensive part of obtaining a higher education. Major publishers have done little to provide adequate lower-cost versions of most textbooks and advertise them to professors ordering books for their classes. In response, alternative and online publishers are offering lower-cost and even free versions of some textbooks. Although these alternatives have the potential to compete with the traditional publishers, they have not yet secured a significant part of the textbook market. As a result, the responsibility for making textbooks more affordable still falls on the major publishers.  (August 2006)

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