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Outrageously Priced College Textbooks: Options are Available

If you’ve never had to purchase a college textbook—which are typically necessary to pass courses and often required by professors —you might be unaware how outrageously expensive they are these days. According to the Federation of State Public Interest Research Groups, college students spend an average of $900 a year on textbooks— which is approximately 20 percent of tuition at an average university and half of tuition at a community college. …