It's one thing if I'm paying $7.99 for an occasional paperback, but completely another when I'm forking over scads of moolah for some hefty tome that's going to be outdated before I graduate. Yes, I hate buying textbooks. I know there are reasons why textbooks are so expensive, but still--it seems counterintuitive to me. People say that society values learning, but this just seems like another obstacle even for those who want to learn.
