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 ...

A new report on the cost of college textbooks said a push for online access codes for college course materials is leaving students with fewer options and added costs. The U.S. Public Interest Research ...

Traditional textbook publishers are struggling. Secondary sellers like Amazon Marketplace have diverted business, and open-access resources like OpenStax and Lumen Learning are providing professors ...

Though the high cost of textbooks and course materials has prompted many faculty to move to free online resources, a majority students who wish to unlock course-specific required online learning ...

Book publishers that bundle online access codes with college textbooks are thwarting attempts to bring down the price of the books, which can cost as much as $1,200 per academic year, a student ...

College students, The Fresno Bee’s Education Lab wants to know — are textbooks and access codes a barrier to your education? Students in the U.S. spent an average of $413 on required materials during ...

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.