textbooks

Ongoing registration woes

Professors should make it their duty to provide course information weeks ahead of time to avoid students stress.

By Editorial Board | Jan 18 12:02 am ET

Books don't grow on trees

Expensive textbooks burden cash-strapped students.

By Editorial Board | Jan 23 11:35 pm ET

New semester, new books, new ways to save dough

A rundown of coursebook options and costs

By Melissa von Mayrhauser and Claire Fu | Aug 29 03:59 pm ET

Don't mess with history, Texas

This week, four different voices speak out about the recent revision of Texas’s textbooks.

By Benjamin Malec, Syed Hossain, Zach Sims, Maddy Joseph, Asher Hecht-Bernstein, and Aaron Welt | Mar 29 12:16 am ET

Textbook info to be put online

Beginning next semester, students will be able to access all textbook information for prospective classes before registration.

By Samantha Jean-Baptiste | Feb 24 04:57 am ET

Textbook vendors compete for customers

As the textbook-buying season comes to a close, students and professors are completing their search for the cheapest books in the neighborhood and on the Internet.

By Paul Hsiao | Feb 9 01:25 am ET

A textbook dilemma

A good education might be priceless, but there is a limit to the value of a textbook, especially in the Information Age.

By Akiva Bamberger | Sep 22 07:19 pm ET

Students Tighten Belts as Textbook Prices Hit Wallets

As the class shopping period comes to a close, Columbia students face an even greater shopping challenge as they empty their pockets to pay for textbooks.

By Sam Levin | Feb 3 04:04 am ET

Corporate Convenience

During the first few weeks of each semester, students clamor to buy books and supplies for their courses.

By Editorial Board | Sep 23 02:23 am ET

Bargain Hunters Buy, Rent Cheap Textbooks Online

Few college students are surprised to hear that textbook shopping can be tough on the wallet.

By Sarah Husk | Apr 3 03:46 am ET

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