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 tens and sometimes hundreds of 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. 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. The pricing policies of your bookstore are followed by most colleges and universities throughout the country.