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Surowiecki on the economics of textbooks, i.

posted by Jason Kottke   Nov 02, 2005

Surowiecki on the economics of textbooks, i.e. why they cost so damn much. "You can often buy the same textbook abroad for significantly less than it costs in the U.S., so students have learned to buy directly from places like the U.K., and a host of small businesses have sprung up to import books."