<p>This list is over a year old, but I found it interesting. These texts may cost even more today.</p>
<pre><code> Highest Priced College Textbooks
- Acta Philosophorum The First Journal of Philosophy: $1,450
- Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications: $1,215
- Management Science An Anthology: $850
- History of Early Film: $740
- Biostatistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology: $665
- Companion Encyclopedia of Psychology: $600
- Feminism and Politics: $600
- Concepts and Design of Chemical Reactors: $593
- Advanced Semiconductor and Organic Nano-Techniques: $570
- Ethics in Business and Economics: $550
- Environment in the New Global Economy: $510
- Solid State Chemistry and Its Applications: $500
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<p>12</a> Most Expensive College Textbooks in America - CBS MoneyWatch.com</p>
<p>That is absurd.</p>
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<p>“- Management Science An Anthology: $850”</p>
<p>i’d rather kill myself than buy that ****</p>
<p>Prices Online</p>
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<li>Acta Philosophorum The First Journal of Philosophy: $184</li>
<li>Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications: $62.59</li>
<li>Management Science An Anthology: $10.84</li>
<li>(A?) History of Early Film: $385.22</li>
<li>Biostatistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology: $206.99</li>
<li>Companion Encyclopedia of Psychology: $10.64</li>
<li>Feminism and Politics: $5.95</li>
<li>Concepts and Design of Chemical Reactors: $144</li>
<li>Advanced Semiconductor and Organic Nano-Techniques: $72.33</li>
<li>Ethics in Business and Economics: $42.89</li>
<li>Environment in the New Global Economy: $115.31</li>
<li>Solid State Chemistry and Its Applications: $24.10</li>
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<p>It would’ve been nice if the writer had included ISBN numbers (some of the book titles are a bit ambiguous) and actual examples of these books being assigned. Something like Acta Philosophorum isn’t really meant to be a college textbook, so its price shouldn’t be surprising.</p>
<p>^^ I assume based on the odd decimal figures that those are used prices?</p>
<p>Anyways, I think a textbook is overpriced if brand new it costs more than $50. The crap they pull of releasing a new edition every 6 months with nothing but a new cover and a couple more boxes drawn around equations doesn’t justify paying $200 over and over.</p>
<p>Heck, I can buy a video game which cost millions to develop for $50. You can’t argue that after a book has been in print for 10+ years that they’re still paying development or printing costs which would be far less than those of a video game.</p>
<p>They are costly because the demand is very low. Also, always try used books at Amazon. I got a TI-83 graphing calculator at amazon for $10.</p>
<p>Biostatistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology is $203 at Amazon, but it says 1-2 month shipping.</p>
<p>Those original prices are ridiculous. The textbook makers are just out to cheat us broke college students.</p>
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<p>$550 for a book full of what must be blank pages? Also explains why so many of the people employed in these fields have no ethics.</p>
<p>As for that ethics book, the price IS the content :)</p>
<p>i MEAN IT COMES SHRINK WRAPPED, AND WHEN YOU open it, just the first pAge says " this is your first lesson in business etics… now get lost loser!" then the rest is blank</p>
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<p>Some are. The prices include shipping. A couple of the books are ~20 years old and so probably don’t have many new copies sitting around.</p>
<p>Another reason that a lot of these are expensive is that they’re actually multiple volumes. Getting 4 textbooks for $600 is bad, but it’s not exceptional.</p>
<p>“Another reason that a lot of these are expensive is that they’re actually multiple volumes. Getting 4 textbooks for $600 is bad, but it’s not exceptional.”</p>
<p>That wasn’t mentioned in the article. An average of $150 per textbook seems to be about average.</p>
<p>Multiple volumes or not $1,450 is expensive…way too expensive! I’m making a mental note to run from any class that requires a book that expensive.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t take a class that had a textbook that expensive. If it was a required class, I’d talk to the head of the department/whoever about the textbook choice. Assigning one textbook that costs that much is irresponsible.</p>
<p>They’re not REALLY that expensive if college students would take 5 minutes to Google them.</p>
<p>One also has to think about the professors who assign these textbooks. No morally correct professor would willingly assign a $1k textbook if there was a cheaper alternative. Collusion?</p>
<p>Also, I would REALLY like to know where these were assigned. Without context, these numbers are useless.</p>
<p>Any physics book, especially that of Young, Serway, or Halliday. Good thing: they are available online lol</p>
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<p>And you would think that the kids in that class of Business and Ethics would argue that price of $500 as a first assignment.</p>
<p>You would think kids in a Business class would be able to find it for cheaper.</p>