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College students may get break on textbook expenses

USA Today

July 30, 2010

Thanks to a new law that took effect this month, colleges must release required book lists at the time of class registration. Publishers must disclose prices and revision information to schools. Proponents say the law will give students more time to take advantage of textbook buy-back programs, book rentals and prices that are often lower online than in college bookstores. They expect it will also force professors to pay more attention to the cost of books they assign.

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