print email comment close Study on the Affordability of College Textbooks URL: http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/acsfa/edlite-txtbkstudy.html Description: Full text and accompanying material for the May 2007 report "Turn the Page: Making College Textbooks More Affordable." Topics discussed include strengthening the market for used textbooks, increasing library resources, adopting alternatives that lower prices (such as buying consortiums), implementing textbook rental programs, improving financial aid, and utilizing 21st century technology (such as online and electronic textbooks). From the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, U.S. Department of Education. Publisher: Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, U.S. Department of Education LII Database Information: Record 26790 created by Maria Brandt on 08/25/2008 Last modification on 08/25/2008 Published: 09/03/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26790