http://www.debateitout.com/should-college-textbooks-be-provided-by-the-university.html Debate online with people! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:12:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.debateitout.com/should-college-textbooks-be-provided-by-the-university.html/comment-page-1#comment-3930 LordTiberivs Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:30:24 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=364#comment-3930 Why not split the middle gentlemen, text books are not free, but there is no reason for them to be sold at so high a cost. I understand publishers are trying to recuperate printing losses because these books are sold in only a niche markt (who's going to borders to buy "economics and the world market 5th edition by barton lathi" for light reading?). But honestly, the book is not worth $140 dollars... I was an engineering student in college.... now those books could bankrupt you, I spent $1000, thats right a thousand dollars a semester on books... That just sucks... Lower the price, keep the bill on the students, don't pass that buck onto the tution or the tax payers also. Why not split the middle gentlemen, text books are not free, but there is no reason for them to be sold at so high a cost. I understand publishers are trying to recuperate printing losses because these books are sold in only a niche markt (who's going to borders to buy "economics and the world market 5th edition by barton lathi" for light reading?). But honestly, the book is not worth $140 dollars… I was an engineering student in college…. now those books could bankrupt you, I spent $1000, thats right a thousand dollars a semester on books… That just sucks… Lower the price, keep the bill on the students, don't pass that buck onto the tution or the tax payers also.

]]> http://www.debateitout.com/should-college-textbooks-be-provided-by-the-university.html/comment-page-1#comment-517 Sun Tzu Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:55:18 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=364#comment-517 Exactly. That's already how that works. Exactly. That's already how that works.

]]> http://www.debateitout.com/should-college-textbooks-be-provided-by-the-university.html/comment-page-1#comment-515 Jared Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:46:53 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=364#comment-515 Yes, but then we will just get more taxpayer money. Yes, but then we will just get more taxpayer money.

]]> http://www.debateitout.com/should-college-textbooks-be-provided-by-the-university.html/comment-page-1#comment-510 Sun Tzu Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:37:30 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=364#comment-510 I presume you're also aware that public tuition costs would then go up anyway. I presume you're also aware that public tuition costs would then go up anyway.

]]> http://www.debateitout.com/should-college-textbooks-be-provided-by-the-university.html/comment-page-1#comment-509 Sun Tzu Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:34:22 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=364#comment-509 Just making sure you understood what you were asking for. I think that's totally inefficient and useless economically speaking, but then that's true of much of college education prices. Just making sure you understood what you were asking for. I think that's totally inefficient and useless economically speaking, but then that's true of much of college education prices.

]]> http://www.debateitout.com/should-college-textbooks-be-provided-by-the-university.html/comment-page-1#comment-503 Johnny Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:01:36 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=364#comment-503 Yepp. Yepp.

]]> http://www.debateitout.com/should-college-textbooks-be-provided-by-the-university.html/comment-page-1#comment-502 Sun Tzu Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:58:23 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=364#comment-502 So you'd rather state and local taxpayers pay for your books and that private college attendees will ultimately pay more than they already do to make up for the subsidized profit losses of textbook publishers? So you'd rather state and local taxpayers pay for your books and that private college attendees will ultimately pay more than they already do to make up for the subsidized profit losses of textbook publishers?

]]> http://www.debateitout.com/should-college-textbooks-be-provided-by-the-university.html/comment-page-1#comment-500 Johnny Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:27:13 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=364#comment-500 I think public colleges should get free textbooks, not private ones. I think public colleges should get free textbooks, not private ones.

]]> http://www.debateitout.com/should-college-textbooks-be-provided-by-the-university.html/comment-page-1#comment-492 Sun Tzu Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:30:14 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=364#comment-492 Yes, and you would pay a lot more if textbooks came "free". Yes, and you would pay a lot more if textbooks came "free".

]]> http://www.debateitout.com/should-college-textbooks-be-provided-by-the-university.html/comment-page-1#comment-490 Sal Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:28:20 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=364#comment-490 I think they should, we pay enough money for an education (depending on your economic situation). I think they should, we pay enough money for an education (depending on your economic situation).

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