Textbook publishers and College bookstores: pimping students 101

College textbooks are expensive, very expensive. They can easily run in the $150 range and thats for some used books. University bookstores offer buy-back programs but they pay a fraction of what the book cost you. (I bought a book new for $75, used it 1 quarter, and it was still in good condition, and the bookstore bought it back for $15). The whole system exploits students so greedy publishers and bookstores can make money. Its a messed up system but people still buy their books at the bookstore, but I say we take a stand and say Fuck you greedy publishers, and bookstores. Now I think authors of textbooks should be paid but I would guess not to much of the money goes to them after everyone takes their chunk. I would rather get a book on CD that I could have on my laptop and pay $15 then buy a book for $100+ that when I go to sell back will be worth $20. This would also save so many trees.

College students were being ripped off, a book should not cost over $100. It's a book, and they usually release a new one every 1 or 2 years. Its a bullshit industry, and were the one's being shitted on. Many classes just take the stuff from the book and put it on powerpoints so buying the book is not really even worth it.

People we need to start bootlegging textbooks and selling that like the dude on the corner selling bootlegged CD's. Maybe this will make the book companies take a more fair approach that is more affordable to students.
Education should not be a way to make lots of money, it should be about giving students the tools to improve the world.