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Matter of Opinion

Textbook sticker shock

Shawn Vestal's great story on a new solution to high college textbook prices struck me as wonderful news yesterday.
Read it here: Textbook rentals solution to price hikes
After eight years of helping our two college-age daughters buy textbooks, it appears relief may be in sight...just as we head this weekend to our younger daughter's graduation.
Renting textbooks? Why didn't our kids' bookstores think of that!
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