[StolarStorm]

Most of the textbooks I had to buy in college were written by the professors friends and colleagues. Its not about availability of cheap alternatives, its about corruption. Making textbooks available online won't change this.

As far high school books go, I'm sure there must be some payouts involved as well. Its the only thing that explains some of the insane prices that are involved.

[hoppity]

I had an econ prof at a JC that did that. His book was so unclear and poorly written that he didn’t even give us a final exam.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

As far high school books go, I'm sure there must be some payouts involved as well. Its the only thing that explains some of the insane prices that are involved.

And the "Payola" scandals in the radio industry years ago resulted in laws against this practice.

But perish forbid the same standard should be applied to that bastion of Liberal thought and training...Academia.