But the university and the profs just aren't sensitive to the expense because it's the students who pay for them. That's the problem. I've got a lot of experience as a student. I've got about 300 semester units. Gradually I've seen that the updates in new additions more and more don't justify making students buy new additions. On top of that they add on costs for these digital things that students really don't need or even want.
There is also a clear Arts non-Arts discrimination here.
An Arts major can usually find his books cheaper elsewhere, or even just borrow in class, saving hundreds of dollars over university rapage.
But the sciences major is in a less enviable position. Often, for something like Biology, you actually do need the latest edition.
An Arts major can usually find his books cheaper elsewhere, or even just borrow in class, saving hundreds of dollars over university rapage.
But the sciences major is in a less enviable position. Often, for something like Biology, you actually do need the latest edition.
-Arrian
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