file. in 2007, college textbook publishers joined forces to launch course smart. it offers subscriptions to more than 7,000 textbooks online. college kids on the go can download the textbooks to their laptops, their ipods, their iphones. we actually ran a study on this and found that those books are not priced to be fair to students. the make textbooks affordable campaign compared used textbooks to e-textbooks. here is what they found. on average students pay $109 for a used textbook. students can then sell that book back for approximately $73. so the total cost of the used textbook is $36. on average, students pay $73 for e-textbooks. e textbooks have expiration date after which they literally disappear that means no money back. what s evolved is called open textbooks. if you click on customize right here. it literally is this easy for
the netflix of textbook rentals. it offers to plant a free with each transaction. chegg.com partner the american forests global relief program is involved with president clinton s global initiative and the treasurer of american forests, caroline gable is director of an animal rights organization the shared earth foundation. the good news about textbooks is that i think they are gradually going to go the way of the dinosaurs. electronic alternatives are going to very slowly and gradually take over. new textbooks are just a download away thanks to the rapidly growing textbook market. in 2009, e-textbook sales are estimated to reach $120 million. that s up 10% from a year ago. the way publishers are moving into the digital age is with consortium called course smart. students go and purchase a pass code to use the book online or use the book as a downloadable file. in 2007, college textbook publishers joined forces to