Why are college texts so expensive??

We’ve had two bookstores at our state college in the last few years,
and both have had outrageous prices for everything they carry. The
biggest insult is the texts needed for class themselves. How can
students be getting gouged for over $90 for a 200page book?? Some
students need 6,7 or more of these texts a semester for their classes.

After four years, I’m sure the bookstores are laughing at all the cash
they’ve raked in without having to worry about competition.

Or is there? IS there any mail order or direct purchasing mechanism
for buying college texts?

Do these books become marked up ten fold when they GET to the campus
bookstores, or do they start out with ridiculous prices from the
publishers??

Thanks for the info ..

Here is a funny but true story about a Forrest Gump
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http://remus.rutgers.edu/~andreasf/why.html

Enjoy.

I was wondering if anyone had info about schools with
distance learning programs.. DL, meaning correspondence,
online, video, modem, etc… not extension campuses, night
school and such.

I need "real", accredited courses. I’d like to find some
with programming, CAD/CAM, electronics, etc..  I don’t
think an ICS, Foley, or NRI Diploma will cut it, at least
for my end result..

I’ve been looking on the W3, with infoseek, alta-vista,
magellan etc.. Most of what I come up with are page
listings for some person or article having to do with DL.

I’m looking for email addresses so I can get catalogs, F
Aid info, admissions, Degree info, etc.

Please email if you have a good site or contact.

Thanks E Byrd

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For last year’s release of the film, Muppet Treasure
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as it’s queen.

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Are we talking about the same SPAM here?

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We are PNF RECRUIT, a leading placement firm specializing in finding
jobs in Korea for American and Canadian citizens. Many Korean companies
andlanguage institutes have asked us to find hard-working, eager teachers
such as yourself.

Check out below, and for more information, please send your resume. And
then please contact us. We promise to answer all your questions about
working conditions, housing, visas, Korean society and so on.
(We’ll never pay you nothing.)

————————————————————————-

TEACH ENGLISH IN KOREA

Leading English school seeks qualified
instructors for Korean adults and children.

Requirements: BA (MA in TESOL preferred)

Salary: commensurate with experience

Good Working Conditions: airfare, help with housing,
                         medical expenses, and other benefits.

                         Position open throughout the year.

EMPLOYER: 1. G&B Academy

          2. Snappy Children’s English School

          3. JEL Language Institute

          4. Kids Club Children’s English Institute

          5. Munwha Language Institute

          6. Wonderland Foreign Language Institutes

Send resume to : o…@chollian.dacom.co.kr

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Ph: +822 5524380

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