HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Nationally, college students are expected to spend up to $1,100 on textbooks, but there are ways to get significant savings. At the University of Houston's Barnes and Noble, you can ...

Despite growing online markets for discounted books, the average cost of college textbooks has risen four times faster than the rate of inflation over the past 10 years. That has caused 65 percent of ...

College students say they often struggle to afford to pay for textbooks. Two-thirds of students reported skipping buying course materials because they were too expensive. Some members of Congress have ...

College has become increasingly expensive over the years, and the problem only seems to get worse. Not only do students have to cover the growing cost of tuition and fees, but then there are personal ...

University professor Robert Mann started college last week at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. Mann had to drop off more on campus than his daughter. He also had to leave behind a load ...

Students spend, on average, just over $400 on required materials for their college coursework, with more spent on paper supplies, learning accessories and tech gear to help them stay productive. The ...

Another attack on overpriced college textbooks has come, this time from 38 community colleges developing curricula that use open education resources. (Hat tip to Mark Perry of Carpe Diem Blog.) Think ...

Digital textbooks becoming more popular and more affordable More students pirate or photocopy content Timely information helps students comparison shop College students and some of their professors ...

The selection and adoption of textbooks and/or course materials are an academic departmental responsibility. Academic departments are encouraged to adopt the most appropriate and highest quality ...

For years, textbook prices have burdened students already struggling with loans and sky-high tuition costs. Now Wall Street is taking over the market, tightening its grip on a staple campus ...

Across the United States, 13 million of the 19 million students in college report that the cost of a college textbook has prohibited them from purchasing one. Of that 13 million, over 12 million of ...