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GUSA Voices Support for Free Online Textbook Program

GUSA Voices Support for Free Online Textbook Program

By Liana Hardy February 28, 2020

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate approved a resolution advocating for the creation of an online textbook program that would grant students free access to hundreds of textbooks during...

EDITORIAL: Increase Textbook Transparency

By Editorial Board January 25, 2019

At the beginning of each semester, Georgetown students scramble to find affordable textbooks in the short period between enrollment and when course materials are required for use. As few professors...

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Georgetown’s campus bookstore, which possesses an exclusive contract with Follett Corporation, has introduced rental and buyback programs to combat the challenge posed by alternative, affordable online vendors.

Bookstore Fights Online Vendors

By Kshithij Shrinath September 12, 2014

The rise of online bookstores offering students textbooks at lower prices has prompted universities to launch rental and buyback programs in order to compensate for the loss of revenue. Despite their...

Michelle Xu

A Textbook Definition of Greed

By The Editorial Board September 12, 2014

Given the outrageous  —  and rising  —  costs of textbooks, it would be reasonable to assume that universities across the country are making a concerted effort to work in students’ best...

Textbook Law Unevenly Applied

By Bonnie Duncan and Elizabeth Rowe September 3, 2010

The passage of the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act, which mandates universities to provide a list of texts corresponding to every course in the registration catalog, has left the university in flux...

Textbook Rentals in Near Future for Students

By Stephen Levy April 9, 2010

Chegg.com, one of many companies specializing in textbook rentals that has popped up in recent years, seeks to drive down prices for students, but in its quest to extend its reach to Georgetown, the company...

Baby Steps for MyAccess

By The Editorial Board April 9, 2010

Despite the distractions of refreshingly warm weather and looming finals, pre-registration is on the top of most students' to-do lists. Anyone who has begun exploring next semester's course catalog will...

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