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College Textbook Prices Have Risen 1,041 Percent Since 1977
Popken, Ben

PublishedAugust 2015
PeriodicalVolume 2015
PublisherNBC News
CountryUnited States, North America

Keywords students · publishers · cost · textbooks

Languageen
Other number2015
URLhttp://www.nbcnews.com/feature/freshman-year/college-textbook-prices-have-risen-812-percent-1978-n399926
Access date2015
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