Originally Posted by Barbm
college textbooks are the extreme- not gender specific, but captive audience. DS had an excel class last semester- $250 for the book (included the exam at the end for certification). But holy cow- $500 a semester for books and to sell them back- $20 to $25 each. Can we say RIPOFF! (Oh, then they make a change and you can't use them for the next child coming through next year)
Maybe they should do a "Roommate" match and just match classes every semester - that way the roommates could each buy 1/2 the books and share the books.