Students can evade greedy publishers
I read with interest your article, "To buy or not to buy" (Jan. 29), regarding college students facing increasing costs with textbooks.
Until recently, I was an adjunct instructor teaching English composition and speech. I advised my students to check alternate sources for books, especially the very expensive medical textbooks. Two of the sources were local: Bookscentral.com and Booksforless.com.
The third led to England. Colleges in the European Union refuse to pay the high costs charged by American book publishers. Books overseas cost about one-third to one-half less. Tell your readers to check Amazon.com/cc/uk. They will have to pay shipping charges, but careful planning and students working together can result in major savings.
I have nothing against publishers, just greedy publishers.
William T. Bode
Liberty
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I just learned of a relevant new endeavor last week. Perhaps Book Gap (www.bookgap.com) can be of use.
Posted on February 6, 2006 12:42 PM