textbooks

Few college students are surprised to hear that textbook shopping can be tough on the wallet. Start with a calculus textbook, listed on Amazon for $145, add one for art history at $107, and you’ve passed $250 without before getting halfway down your course list. Faced with such prices, many students are attempting to save some cash by pursuing alternative options.

As part of an ongoing effort to lessen the cost of a Columbia education, the Columbia College Student Council passed a resolution last night to gradually move course material online, an alternative to often expensive course packs from local copy shops.