Recent Changes

Monday, May 14, 2007

• Web Links For Information and reports on book expenses11:08 AM [] boolahamilton - 2 changes - 80 hits

  http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=1712 (Report on why books are so Expensive) http://www.harford.edu/CollegeStore/InSite/textfaqexp.htm (This site shows 22 questions and answers from why text books are so high to what alternative methods are available) http://www.maketextbooksaffordable.com/newsroom.asp?id2=18107 (How to rent text Books)

• Summary10:59 AM [] boolahamilton - 3 changes - 89 hits

  Summary and Action:

   Specifically, we recommended that the following should be done:
  

  Implement an online forum that give student alternative methods for books.

• Findings10:46 AM [] boolahamilton - 22 changes - 344 hits

  Recomendation Report from Department of Education on textbook solutions Web Links For Information and reports on book expenses Why are Text Books So Expensive

• Why are Text Books So Expensive10:43 AM [] boolahamilton - 1 changes - 38 hits

  Why are text books so expensive (from Hartford.edu) Textbook prices reflect real costs and a reasonable return on investment for authors, publishers, distributors, and college stores. SOLUTION: School purchases 1 of every book that is required and makes several copies of them on recycled paper. While maintaining completely oblivious to copyright infringements.

• Recomendation Report from Department of Education on textbook solutions10:32 AM [] boolahamilton - 2 changes - 73 hits

  Dear Committee Members: On behalf of the coalition partners of the Affordable Textbooks Campaign, thank you for the opportunity to offer our comments to the proposed study plan, and for the chance to come before the committee in person. Per your request, I will limit my oral comments to the proposed study design, and include a slightly longer response to Dr. James V. Koch’s overall proposal in the written comments below. I have divided my written comments into two parts: the framing of the problem, and the various policy solutions available (including the proposed study design).

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

• Home10:54 AM [] boolahamilton - 6 changes - 366 hits

  TEXT BOOK ARE TO EXPENSIVE Intro Findings

• Intro10:46 AM [] Anon - 5 changes - 94 hits

  COC prices of books can get very expensive. This wiki is to gather information to write a recomendation report for the president of COC in hope that he/she will reduce the price of books.

• Finding10:38 AM [] Anon - 4 changes - 77 hits

  http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=1712 - 31k - http://www.harford.edu/CollegeStore/InSite/textfaqexp.htm http://www.maketextbooksaffordable.com/newsroom.asp?id2=18107 (Rent Text Books)