College Textbook Prices Have Risen 1,041 Percent Since 1977
| Published | August 2015 |
| Periodical | Volume 2015 |
| Publisher | NBC News |
| Country | United States, North America |
| Keywords | students · publishers · cost · textbooks |
| Language | en |
| Other number | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/freshman-year/college-textbook-prices-have-risen-812-percent-1978-n399926 |
| Access date | 2015 |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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