Re: Costs of textbooks

[Joe Heafner <heafnerj@VNET.NET>]

> > Joe Heafner wrote:
> > > From: Laurent Hodges <lhodges@IASTATE.EDU>
> > >
> > > The cost of textbooks is worrisome to me.  We had a lecturer plan to use
> > > one of the major textbooks, in the multi-paperback version, and the cost
> > > was quoted as nearly $200 (for students).  I stepped in and contacted the
> > > rep, saying we wouldn't adopt it at that price.  They eventually gave us a
> > > special deal, dropping the price by 1/3 - still expensive.

My name's here, but I didn't write this passage.


Cheers,
Joe

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