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Question of the Day — 8/29/05

Issue: Textbook 'bundling' costs students a bundle: Used books get rare on campuses as updates force purchase of new/Shawn Vestal, Spokesman-Review.

DFO: I felt fortunate last week when Amy Dearest found some used books and was able to hold her textbook cost to $250 this semester. Last year, we were in the $700-$800 range.

Question: Is there anything a college student can do about the outrageous price of books and the bundling scam -- other than grin and bear it?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.