The solution is simple: Make sure Colleges have to pay for half of the price of student books and put that cost into Tuition. That way when students measure t

The solution is simple: Make sure Colleges have to pay for half of the price of student books and put that cost into Tuition. That way when students measure the inflated tuition prices (due to lots of $400 books), they go with the other college that has book prices that are reasonable. Colleges trying to increase enrollment will discover that switching to a non corrupt book seller will be in everyone's best interests. Free market will thus be restored and prices will float according to their value, rather than by authoritative fiat.