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Re:High Prices Make Textbook ‘Piracy’ Acceptable to Most Stu... by cwdegidio on Sunday June 04, 2023 @09:07PM (#36191125)
There are "new model" institutions that are doing that. I got my BSCS from Western Governors. Tuition covered everything. Books, certifications, etc. Any material I wanted beyond the course text was either available in their digital library or I would search for used to get a dirt cheap price on an older edition.

My partner is doing her degree now and her institution, in two cases... a math course and biology course, opted to use OpenStax text books. After looking through them, I liked them enough that I pick up the print editions for sub-$40 new and use them for refreshing things.

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Re:High Prices Make Textbook ‘Piracy’ Acceptable to Most Stu... by marpstar on Sunday June 04, 2023 @09:42PM (#36191318)
I went to University of Wisconsin-Platteville and they had a book center on campus with every book for every class. "Rental" costs were part of tuition (and something like $300/semester -- ridiculously low).

The idea of having to source these books is mostly foreign to me, though many of my friends went through it. I never did, and still do not, understand why this isn't a thing everywhere...

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