On the heels of a new federal law on textbook affordability, the Student PIRGs today released a report tagging rentals, e-books and e-readers as short-term remedies, and hailing open textbooks as the next step to rein in runaway costs.
Already, more than 1,300 professors across the country are using open textbooks - which are free online, affordable in print and openly licensed - saving students 80% on average according to the new report. With textbook prices rising more than four times the rate of inflation, the Student PIRGs call on publishers, colleges and government to support the creation of more open textbooks.
Note: Washington Community and Technical College’s “Open Course Library” project is mentioned on the top of page 17.
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