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They do charge alot, and from what I've read, the money that's made doesn't actually
go to the author's of the books, basically to the publishers. But at the end of that
statement, it is true, professors CAN use different books and SHOULD use them.
In my History class, our professor made us buy 3 books, total price, 45 dollars.
One calculus class book. $120.
To my knowledge, there are 100s of books in just about all major subjects that
most colleges offer, while they aren't "textbooks," they do offer the exact same
coverage of topics, if not more in cases. I know the History books that our
teacher used were much more in depth than any textbook could give us.
Also, freakin buy your books online. My friend bought all of his books for under 100
dollars (which is VERY respectable, considering even mass-marketed hardcover books
are 25 dollars a piece these days.)
And besides, I've always had the philosophy that if you're professor spent 8 years
or more studying the subject he/she is teaching, why on earth should they have
to buy a book by someone else that also studied the exact same subject the exact
same number of years? They SHOULD know almost the exact same stuff, just teach
us all ready. For the most part I never even OPEN some of the books I buy.
Lastly, the biggest reason they are so expensive because these "textbooks" are only
used, except for a rare few, for at most, 2 years. Which is also ridiculous in 95%
of the subject areas taught at schools.
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