Exorbitant textbook prices in the United States put an unfair burden on college students. US students pay 3 to 8 times the amount for the same textbooks as their European and International counterparts. The content in both versions is identical!
Examples:
Organic Chemistry: 7th Edition by Leroy G. Wade ISBN: 9780321592316
Brand X big name bookstore price: $194.52
International bookstore price: $25.00
Fleece Factor©: 7.8x
Social Psychology: 12th Edition by Shelley E. Taylor ISBN: 9780131932814
Brand X big name bookstore price: $143.63
International bookstore price: $21.63
Fleece Factor©: 6.6x
Why do the book publishers and US colleges think it is okay to extort students in this way? What can be done to end the fleecing of millions of college students each year?