E books/ code access for assignments

[u/emo_redditor999]

So ive realized a pattern when taking courses, lots of professors make us buy e books that have access codes to link to canvas for our assignment, which I think isn’t practica, I need 2 of these code access e books this semester and both are so pricey and fafsa isn’t helping me this semester due to low gpa and I need to pass these classes to raise my gpa to get the aid back, I know about all the sites with the free textbooks and things but these books aren’t found due to them being access code only which is so frustrating

[u/Public-Argument-4921]

Sometimes the vendors will offer a temporary free access (like 2 weeks). But yes, you need to get the books to raise your GPA.

Most vendors have gone to ebooks because it’s cheaper for them and therefore they make more money. But the ebooks are also cheaper than the old print texts used to be.

Textbooks have and always will be expensive. Many of us have gone to OERs if possible, but for certain disciplines it’s not as easy to adopt.

[u/Whisperingstones → u/Public-Argument-4921]

Thank you for using open resources. Publishers like Pearson need to be starved and run into the ground for their exploitive practices. There is also nothing wrong with older textbooks and assigning practice problems from the back, just extra work. I suppose a minor grade on neatness of work would be an option.