Though textbooks are expensive, they are a good value. You will learn a lot from them and in fact, they usually represent the smallest part of your investment in your college education. All required course books we sell are chosen by your professors. They know what titles best explain the important things you need to learn in their classes. Your professors study many textbooks before choosing the ones that fit their needs best.
Professors are concerned about textbook prices for their students.
They often request paperback editions, when available, to help keep costs down. Like every college bookstore across the country, our cost determines our price. When no selling price is set by the publisher, we add a tightly regulated minimum standard markup to our purchase cost to cover our expenses of operation. For other textbooks, the price is determined directly by the publishing companies. They sell us the books at a set cost and also establish the selling price we must follow.