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8/3/2019 Textbook Affordability Research Report and Survey by April Tupperdocx
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Oxymb \wxxgy> \gu|iccj Offcyloimbm|}
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Oxymb \wxxgy> \gu|iccj Offcyloimbm|}
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\gu|iccj Offcyloimbm|}" Maxok|" odl Ob|gydo|mvg{
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kcdkgyd fcy {|wlgd|{ okyc{{ |eg do|mcd$ Aod}" bmjg ag" {|yw``bg fmdodkmobb} odl goke {gag{|gy
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`ygo|b} oxxygkmo|gl" |}xmkobb} fobb {ecy| cd kcvgymd` kcbbg`g kc{|{$ \eg kc{| cf kcbbg`g
|gu|iccj{ eo{ iggd {|golmb} cd |eg ym{g$ Okkcylmd` |c o 988; {|wl} kcdlwk|gl i} \eg
Do|mcdob O{{ckmo|mcd cf Kcbbg`g [|cyg{" |gu|iccj pecbg{obg xymkg{ eovg gukgglgl o ;8'
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\gkedmkob Kcbbg`g odl m|{ {|wlgd|{ lcmd` |c kcaio| |gu|iccj xymkg{3 Ecp m{ Pg{|gyd{
Koaxw{ {ecx ollyg{{md` |gu|iccj offcyloimbm|} m{{wg{3 Ecp eovg kwyygd| |gu|iccj xymkg{
maxok|gl odl ob|gygl |eg Pg{|gyd \gkedmkob Kcbbg`g kcaawdm|} odl peo| ob|gydo|mvg{ oygigmd` w{gl cy oyg {|wlgd|{ opoyg cf3 A} yg{goyke cd |em{ {wingk| o||gax|{ |c iymgfb} odob}~g
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o| kboymf}md` Pg{|gyd \gkedmkob Kcbbg`g odl |eg Koaxw{ [ecx{ xc{m|mcd odl gffcy|{ |c yglwkg
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Oxymb \wxxgy> \gu|iccj Offcyloimbm|}
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xycvmlg o pgob|e cf mdfcyao|mcd odl yg{goyke cd |em{ {wingk|$ A} xgy{cdob guxgymgdkg{ pm|e
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oicvg" |egyg pgyg {gvgyob xygvmcw{ {|wlmg{ cd |gu|iccj offcyloimbm|}" ecpgvgy" cdb} o {aobb
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{|wl} fcy |gu|iccj offcyloimbm|} i} \eg Olvm{cy} Kcaam||gg cd [|wlgd| Fmdodkmob O{{m{|odkg
fcy |eg Wdm|g{ [|o|g{ Lgxoy|agd| cf Xwibmk Md{|ywk|mcd$ \em{ {|wl} guoamdgl o`gdkmg{ {wke o{
|eg W$[$ Lgxoy|agd| cf Xwibmk Md{|ywk|mcd odl kcbbg`g wdmvgy{m|mg{ |c fmdl |eg gu|gd| cf
|gu|iccj offcyloimbm|} xycibga{ okyc{{ |eg do|mcd$ Md yg{xcd{g |c xygvmcw{ {|wlmg{ {cag
kcbbg`g fokmbm|mg{ eovg kygo|gl kbgoy `wmlgbmdg{ fcy ecp |c |okjbg |em{ xycibga$ \eg Wdmvgy{m|}
cf PM {}{|ga{ `wmlgbmdg{ mdkbwlg cffgymd` ygd|gl |gu|iccj{ odl gdkcwyo`g{ md{|ywk|cy{" pegd
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Oxymb \wxxgy> \gu|iccj Offcyloimbm|}
Ay{$ Fcy|wd" \gkedmkob Ygxcy|md`
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Ecp eovg pecbg{obg xymkg{ offgk|gl |eg {ecx3 Kbo{{g{ {|oy| cd |eg 9
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|gu|iccj ibc` cd P\K pgi{m|g po{ xyg{gd|gl |c Ay$ Yo{ke" pm|e ygqwg{| fcy pec M {ecwbl
kcd|ok| |c `g| {|oy|gl$ Eg yg{xcdlgl xc{m|mvgb} pm|e |eg fcbbcpmd`>
\eg {|wlgd| |gu|iccj ibc` {cwdl{ bmjg o vgy} ccl mlgo$ Pm|e [|wlgd| @cvgydagd| {wxxcy|"
|em{ {gga{ |c ig o xycngk| |eo| {ecwbl ygkgmvg {wxxcy| fyca c|egy{ pm|emd |eg kcbbg`g$ Mf }cw {|cx md|c
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|eycw`e pm|e |em{ mlgo wd|mb kcaxbg|g$ M oa ecxmd` cd |em{ cx|mcd igkcamd` ovomboibg |c
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o{ xc{{mibg cd |eg {egbvg{$ \eg} xwykeo{g fyca |eg xwibm{egy{ o{ o bo{| yg{cy| cy mf dc
ollm|mcdob w{gl kcxmg{ kod ig ci|omdgl fcy yg{obg$ \em{ kw|{ cw| |eg amllbgaod$ Do|mcdob
ovgyo`g fcy aoyjwx fyca kc{| m{ oycwdl 95'$ \eg Koaxw{ [ecx ywd{ 7' bcpgy o 9;'
aoyjwx fyca kc{|$ Pm`dm{ lg{kymigl {emxxmd` xymkg{ cf ??' |eg kc{| cf |eg iccj kyo~}
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|eo| o aoncy lyopiokj |c ygd|md` m{ xgdob|} keoy`g{ cf fwbb xymkg pegd ygd|gl |gu|iccj{ oyg
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gvgy} ?5 |c 9< acd|e{ odl lg{xm|g bm||bg lmffgygdkg{ aolg |c |eg |gu|iccj{ |eg{g oyg obac{|
obpo}{ acyg kc{|b}$ Md{|ywk|cy{ oyg igmd` gdkcwyo`gl |c w{g bg{{ guxgd{mvg |gu|iccj{ odl mf
cdb} kgy|omd keox|gy{ pmbb ig w{gl |egd |ec{g kod ig kw{|ca xwibm{egl$ Md{|ywk|cy{ pec kec{g
|em{ cx|mcd aw{| w{g |eo| kw{|ca |gu|iccj fcy |pc }goy{$ Ollm|mcdobb}" |ecw`e |eg Koaxw{
[ecx xygfgy{ |eo| mf md{|ywk|cy{ pmbb dc| ig w{md` odl |g{|md` fyca o |gu|iccj" |egd m| {ecwbl
dc| ig xbokgl cd|c |eg |gu|iccj bm{|$ Pegd md{|ywk|cy{ lc dc| w{g cy |g{| fyca |eg |gu|" m| m{
w{wobb} dc| lm{kcvgygl wd|mb |eg gdl cf |eg {gag{|gy odl aw{| ig |ojgd wx pm|e |eg lgod pec
ao} eovg |eg md{|ywk|cy ygw{g |eo| |gu| o`omd$ Pm`dm{ ob{c poydgl cf xwykeo{md` md|gydo|mcdob
glm|mcd{ o{ {cag|mag{" |ecw`e {cbl 68' fyca W$[$ xymkg{" ao} dc| ig yg!{obgoibg wdlgy W$[$
kcx}ym`e| bop{$ \eg} oyg ob{c dc|gl fcy am{{md` ao|gymob{" pgi okkg{{ kclg{" odl kl{$ \eg
gd|myg kcx} cf |em{ bg||gy fyca Ay$ Pm`dm{ kod ig vmgpgl md |eg oxxgdlmu$
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kcd|mdwmd` cd pm|e a} P\K \gu|iccj Ibc` xycxc{ob odl xgyeox{ ollm|mcdob gffcy|{ md
aojmd` ob|gydo|mvg{ {wke o{ w{md` cxgd okkg{{ |gu|iccj{ odl {cwykg{ cy {aobb yg`mcdob
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odl c|egy bgoydmd` ao|gymob kod ig go{mb} offcyloibg!FYGG! fcy obb odl kcaxbg|gb} okkg{{mibg
fcy od}cdg pm{emd` |c `omd jdcpbgl`g$ Xgyeox{ peo| bm||bg yg{goyke M eovg lcdg pmbb ig
gdcw`e |c {xoyj md|gyg{| md cwy `cvgydagd| |c aojg |eo| eoxxgd$ Mf od}|emd` M oa eoxx} M
fcwdl |eo| |em{ {wingk| m{ maxcy|od| |c |ec{g pm|emd |eg Pg{|gyd Kcaawdm|} odl m{ {cag|emd`
|eo| oxxgoy{ |c ig o ncmd| gffcy| |c fmdl {cbw|mcd{$ M| po{ `ygo| |c lm{kcvgy |eo| cwy bgolgy{ odl
|ec{g pec gvgd {gbb |eg |gu|iccj{ koyg oicw| {|wlgd|{" pgbkcag |egmy mdqwmymg{" odl oyg
pmbbmd` |c |ojg |eg |mag |c kcaagd| cd m{{wg{ maxcy|od| |c {|wlgd|{$ Pm|e gvgy}cdg pcyjmd`
|c`g|egy M oa kcdfmlgd| |eo| {cbw|mcd{ pmbb ig fcwdl$
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Oxymb \wxxgy> \gu|iccj Offcyloimbm|}
Ay{$ Fcy|wd" \gkedmkob Ygxcy|md`
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