Open Textbook Network reports student savings of $1.5m
The average American college student will spend about $1,200 on books and supplies this year, according to the College Board, however students around the country have saved an estimated $1.5m by seeking more affordable textbooks using a University of Minnesota programme. The University’s Open Textbook Network has helped students across nine colleges and Universities lower that cost over the last year, according to a University press release. The initiative comes at a time when the cost of textbooks has increased 1000% since 1977. Through the University’s programme, which began in 2012, open textbooks are funded, published and licensed to be free and available for students in print for a low cost.

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