tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509173218981631666.post665393348651030905..comments2023-11-05T07:47:39.708-05:00Comments on The Blog of Diminishing Returns: Efronomics and Textbook CartelSeth Gitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05419336947867237619noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509173218981631666.post-18593258073709533212009-09-19T11:47:16.512-04:002009-09-19T11:47:16.512-04:00Yeah, some faculty are actually a little more will...Yeah, some faculty are actually a little more willing to sacrifice complete classroom independence for the Common Good. :) We do teach all our Physics 101/102 classes out of the same book to avoid confusion and to make it easier for the book store to stock the book (and used copies).<br /><br />I feel an added tension in the textbook market since my husband works at the book store. Luckily our book store is part of the much larger Barnes & Noble College chain, which presumably gives them some leverage—but not enough, obviously, to compete with online booksellers. <br /><br />While I can't in good conscience say to my (sometimes economically disadvantaged) students "You should not buy that book at a 30% discount from Amazon! Pay full price at the bookstore!" at the same time I see the value of having a local, bricks-and-mortar college book store. So I do encourage students to buy there. <br /><br />I am even more motivated to keep Turtle Creek in business because it is not only Beloit College's store, but also the City of Beloit's ONLY bookstore (which, really, is sad.)Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423314905629150881noreply@blogger.com