I don't have any evidence to back this up but my sense is that the cost of textbooks is actually falling, not rising. Companies like Chegg and Bookrenter have m

I don't have any evidence to back this up but my sense is that the cost of textbooks is actually falling, not rising. Companies like Chegg and Bookrenter have made it cheaper for students and digital textbooks will likely help to accelerate this trend. The major increase in costs have been due to tuition and that shows no signs of abating.