Schools, publishers experiment to cut textbook prices
From the article:

Ohio is already experimenting with creative ways to cut textbook costs while making them more accessible to new learning styles.

“The governor and the legislature have placed a high priority on high quality, affordable education. We see lowering the cost of textbooks as an important part of this,” said Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut.

Two institutions, the University of Dayton and Miami University in Oxford, have spent the last two semesters using e-textbooks as an alternative to traditional textbooks. The students buy passcodes from their campus bookstores and connect to the textbooks through OhioLINK, the statewide network of 86 college and university libraries.

Source: Dayton Daily News

Hat Tip: David Dillard and Net-Gold

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