tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post115734055883579805..comments2024-02-29T21:58:08.162-05:00Comments on Dialogic: Shreema Mehta: Students Seek Alternatives as Textbook Prices MountMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1157441047919731182006-09-05T03:24:00.000-04:002006-09-05T03:24:00.000-04:00Professors should step up to counter the rising co...Professors should step up to counter the rising costs of textbooks. One reason they don't is that some professors assign textbooks that they themselves have written. Fighting the rising costs would fight one of their revenue streams.<BR/><BR/>Many students have taken action in their own hands by aiding in the used textbook market. There are many websites dedicated to students for the purpose of trading textbooks, like http://www.srade.com or www.dailyjolt.com.<BR/><BR/>These websites are only useful if the professor does not change the edition of the textbook though. The only people who can step in to really inact change is the government. Legislation must be passed or the textbook publishers will have no reason not to continue to raise prices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com