After spending thousands of dollars on text books over the last 4 years of college and getting little in return for selling them back, I wonder if there may be a alternative to this costly (both fiscally and ecologically) system.
My problem revolves around the economic strain placed on students who are forced to overpay for “new” editions of textbooks which are updated all too frequently with little new content. This system of “new” editions profits publishers and authors but puts unnecessary strain on the education system without significant benefits. This system also has considerable ecological implications due to the massive amount of paper used to publish these books.
Some more progressive universities are adopting the usage of e-books such as the kindle to address this issue.While reading about Arizona State's experiment using the technology, I thought why can't Chapman University do the same.
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