Why Is Price Important To Purchase Textbooks?

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Factor 1: Price seems to be a major factor in a student decision to purchase textbooks. Personally, I will not take a class unless it is necessary, that requires an expensive book with a access code. Students are constantly confronted with extra costs and struggles because of rising cost so providing a lower cost option is important.
Factor 2: Digital or hard copy of a book seems to also be a factor. Personally, it doesn’t matter to me if the book is digital or hard copy. Some students seemed to prefer a hard copy of the book because they don’t have to pull out their computers to read the chapters but I would think that traditional students prefer digital everything.
Factor 3: Learning styles of a student can vary and that needs to be a considered

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