How is the library trying to make textbooks affordable?
Photo: Amanda Erickson/The Griff The Textbook Affordability program is continuing to look for alternatives. Depending on the program, domestic students could pay up to $1,000 for textbooks in a single semester. MacEwan’s textbook affordability program aims to alleviate the financial burden by providing funding in the form of grants towards instructor-created textbooks through MacEwan Open Books, the university’s in-house publishing company, along with purchasing ebooks for students to use, and the textbook alternative service, which aims to find affordable resources. Established in 2024, the library-led program receives funding from MacEwan and has made attempts to purchase textbooks students may not be able to afford. Before...
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