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.

Textbook expenses are often something college students fear having to deal with. Pierce College has had an increase in zero ...

Serious reading — sitting down in a quiet place, undisturbed, for a few hours with a text like “Walden” — takes students away ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here’s what’s been going on with the site—plus some alternatives for accessing free e-books. Chegg, The “Netflix For Textbooks,” Looks To Raise $150 Million In IPO The site that offers ...

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 ...

Some students wait until they receive their syllabus before purchasing their books for the term. However, you may want to start researching the costs of your books and materials before the term begins ...

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 ...

They also needed time to build a portal that will allow the college system to track whether the free textbook programs are contributing to student success. The colleges are waiting for that funding, ...