Publications and Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
Choice in textbook purchasing has been portrayed as beneficial to students. However, the time spent exploring options for purchasing textbooks takes students away from other obligations in their lives. This research is a study of student textbook purchasing. In this paper, the literature regarding the textbook acquisition process is explored. Students were surveyed regarding their textbook purchasing habits. I found that most students visited multiple stores or websites, but those who purchased textbooks ultimately only purchased from the campus bookstore/bookstore website or Amazon.com. Approximately twenty percent of students reported spending more than two hours purchasing textbooks. The ways in which the adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER) could affect student time in acquiring materials is also discussed.
Comments
This is the author manuscript for a forthcoming publication in the Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice.