The story of one University of Maine student’s quest for a reasonably priced textbook reveals just how complicated course materials have become as the textbook industry makes its awkward transition ...

Publishers are seeking a business model that allows survival in a world of rampant piracy, a nimble used-book market, and now, rentals through Amazon.com (“With ‘Access Codes,’ Textbook Pricing Gets ...

The practice of faculty relying on bundled textbooks and, specifically, access-code materials to provide course problem sets, quizzes, tests and case studies, has wreaked havoc with student efforts to ...

According to a report from the Student Public Interest Research Groups (Student PIRGs), many college courses now require students to buy one-time digital access codes. These codes give students access ...

All Wardell Wilson wants to do is complete his Spanish homework and call it a day. You would think the USF junior had everything he would need: a textbook, spiral notebook, pens and a computer.