I still have some college texts from ‘77 that show $2 but, of course, they were used. If I couldn’t get them used (several years used), I’d check them out of the univ library. Today’s texts can never be used again because students have to have a new computer disc to get into their prof’s website. It’s all a scam. Someone is getting kickbacks.
Infusing “Higher Education” with a butt-load of government money did NOT make it cheaper and more accessible.
It simply made the beast more ravenous.