And yup you're going to spend $150 on a textbook for a class you don't care about! Turns out, it's not unreasonable for some four year college students to spend close to $500 a year on textbooks.

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Just remember that the goal is not to simply “get through” such books, but to interact with their content and become a more critical reader along the way. Stressed about getting into college?

As they start a new school year, college students usually come to campus knowing their tuition and room and board costs. The big unknown is the often-hefty cost of textbooks. Many students don’t know ...

High-quality curated knowledge is needed for the next generation, but it should be placed in a modern digital context.

Smith expects all students to budget for books as part of their financial planning for college. Students whose book costs exceed their budgeted allowance may apply for aid from several sources on ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Brennan Barnard writes about the nuances of college admission. With the pomp and circumstance of high school commencement season winding ...

Princeton University Press publishes textbooks with a point of view that shape teaching, define fields, and help disciplines evolve. Our textbooks embrace unique pedagogical approaches and innovative ...

It breaks my heart when the costs of college-level textbooks are labeled as “junk fees.” Or, when people complain that today’s textbooks are “overstuffed, chopped-up monstrosities” that ...