Affordable Textbooks Reports http://www.connpirgstudents.org/reports/textbooks/affordable-textbooks-reports Exposing the Textbook Industry: How Publishers' Pricing Tactics Drive Up the Cost of College Textbooks http://www.connpirgstudents.org/reports/textbooks/affordable-textbooks-reports/exposing-the-textbook-industry-how-publishers-pricing-tactics-drive-up-the-cost-of-college-textbooks2 Today’s college students are under enormous financial pressure. http://www.connpirgstudents.org/reports/textbooks/affordable-textbooks-reports/exposing-the-textbook-industry-how-publishers-pricing-tactics-drive-up-the-cost-of-college-textbooks2 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:40:36 -0500 Required Reading: A Look at the Worst Publishing Tactics at Work http://www.connpirgstudents.org/reports/textbooks/affordable-textbooks-reports/required-reading-a-look-at-the-worst-publishing-tactics-at-work2 Over the last three years, research conducted by the Student Public http://www.connpirgstudents.org/reports/textbooks/affordable-textbooks-reports/required-reading-a-look-at-the-worst-publishing-tactics-at-work2 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:40:36 -0500 Textbooks for the 21st Century: A Guide to Free and Low Cost Textbooks http://www.connpirgstudents.org/reports/textbooks/affordable-textbooks-reports/textbooks-for-the-21st-century-a-guide-to-free-and-low-cost-textbooks2 College textbooks are an essential but increasingly expensive http://www.connpirgstudents.org/reports/textbooks/affordable-textbooks-reports/textbooks-for-the-21st-century-a-guide-to-free-and-low-cost-textbooks2 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:40:36 -0500 Limited Knowledge: How The High Cost Of Academic Journals Limits Public Access To Research http://www.connpirgstudents.org/reports/textbooks/affordable-textbooks-reports/limited-knowledge-how-the-high-cost-of-academic-journals-limits-public-access-to-research http://www.connpirgstudents.org/reports/textbooks/affordable-textbooks-reports/limited-knowledge-how-the-high-cost-of-academic-journals-limits-public-access-to-research Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:48:48 -0600 Rip-off 101: How The Current Practices Of The Textbook Industry Drive Up The Cost Of College Textbooks http://www.connpirgstudents.org/reports/textbooks/affordable-textbooks-reports/rip-off-101-how-the-current-practices-of-the-textbook-industry-drive-up-the-cost-of-college-textbooks In January 2004, the State Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) released Ripoff 101, a report documenting the high price of college textbooks. Ripoff 101 surveyed popular textbooks at 10 public colleges and universities on the West Coast and detailed the gimmicks publishers use to artificially inflate the cost of textbooks. The report sparked extensive media coverage, a call to action from hundreds of faculty members around the country, a congressional investigation, and government action in a number of states, including California, Connecticut and Illinois. http://www.connpirgstudents.org/reports/textbooks/affordable-textbooks-reports/rip-off-101-how-the-current-practices-of-the-textbook-industry-drive-up-the-cost-of-college-textbooks Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:48:48 -0600