August 17, 2005

SUSAN TOMPOR: Shop beyond the bookstore: Students find good deals online

Business columnist Susan Tompor gathered comments from Wayne State University students regarding the escalating costs of course textbooks. College textbook prices have risen at twice the rate of annual inflation in the last two decades, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. During her second semester at Wayne State's Law School, Anderson-Williams estimates she saved $300 to $400 by buying her books online. \"You soon realize you can\'t drop $400 or $500 each semester for books,\" said sophomore Ben Dempsey-Klott. Dempsey-Klott and his brother Nick Dempsey-Klott visited the Barnes & Noble at Wayne State last week to jot down the prices for books. A photo of Anderson-Williams is included with the front-page story.

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