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To Cut Textbook Costs, They’re Printing Their Own

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Rio Salado College, an Arizona community college announced a partnership with Pearson Custom Publishing to allow their professors to piece together single individualized textbooks from multiple sources. The result, in what could be the first institution-wide initiative of its kind, will be a savings to students of up to 50 percent, the college estimates, as well as a savings of time to faculty, who often find themselves revising course materials to keep pace with continuously updated editions. The article predicts the pros and cons of this custom published textbook and includes many comments from students and teachers about the prospect.

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