Used-textbook trade only fuels high prices

Legislation has yet to lower book costs, so students getting creative

By Ylan Q. Mui and Susan Kinzie / The Bulletin
August 21, 2008

WASHINGTON — The rising cost of college textbooks has driven Congress and nearly three dozen states to attempt to curtail prices and controversial publishing practices through legislation. But as the fall semester begins, students are unlikely to see much relief.

Estimates of how much....

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