Tag Archives: cost

“Priced at nearly $100 less than the competition”

(I’m overdue to post something meaningful in this space, but today’s email made this post irresistible).  Following is clipped from my email, and here’s a direct link to the text: https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/calculus.  The tag line is “Priced at nearly $100 less … Continue reading

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Active Calculus 2017 – print copy now via Amazon

In an earlier post, I noted that the 2017 version of Active Calculus – Single Variable was available for purchase via CreateSpace.  There were some minor technical issues with getting the text available on Amazon, but those have now been … Continue reading

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Your (my!) annual vent about textbook costs

College students everywhere are heading to their campus bookstores’ websites to see what their textbooks are going to set them back.  Here are three anecdotes that have gotten me rankled just within the last week or so. – One of … Continue reading

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Coming soon: print-on-demand and AC3

Two updates for the near and not-so-near future: – This summer, I’m working to establish a print-on-demand option for bound copies; I expect this to be available no later than early August, and will post here about the option once … Continue reading

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College textbook prices: up close and personal

In the year since starting this blog, I’ve posted frequently about the rising costs of college texts, including here, here, and here. Recently I learned that it’s one thing to read articles about the issue or to hear students talk … Continue reading

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What Leads to the High Prices of Textbooks?

Lots of hard work goes into the writing of any textbook.  No question about that.  But few textbook companies front that money to the author(s).  Further, while textbook companies regularly cite the high costs of developing and producing texts, those … Continue reading

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It’s Text Selection Time of Year

If your school is like mine, the university bookstore is clamoring for textbook selections to be announced for the coming year.  To that end, I want to add my voice to the many who are urging faculty to consider free … Continue reading

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Chronicle Articles on Textbooks, E-Books, and More

My friend and colleague Robert Talbert recently pointed me to a big collection of articles over at the Chronicle that are focused on the many issues surrounding textbooks on college campuses.  Lots of worthwhile reading there. One article asks about … Continue reading

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Textbook Inflation

A recent US News and World Report article focuses on the high rate at which textbook costs have been rising and explains how the costs are divided among bookstores and textbook companies. While overall inflation is currently low, not so … Continue reading

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Opening Week

(This post was originally titled “Opening Day.”  Given that the entire week rushed by before I could post it, I updated.) Classes started this past Monday at GVSU.  It has been the usual whirlwind getting things organized and started for … Continue reading

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