The Top 9 Real Reasons
Why Textbooks Cost So Much

9> It costs a lot to feed the monkeys in all those rooms filled with typewriters.

8> We still haven’t found a way to have them researched and written by underage labor in Somalia.

7> Because college students don’t buy cookbooks.

6> Chemistry books now includes an ounce of plutonium.

5> Big words cost more.

4> The writers of “A Fair and Balanced Look at History” wanted to be financially stable in time for the Fox News lawsuit.

3> Apparently your astronomy textbook is the official sponsor of China’s space program.

2> The author of your political science book wanted students to truly understand the concept of poverty.

and the Number 1 Real Reason Why Textbooks Cost So Much…

1> Textbook Green is people!

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Credits:

Selected from 66 submissions from 14 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Mark Dexter, George Washington University — 1 (3rd #1!)
Nicole Ross, U. of Alberta — 2, 3, 4, RU list name (Triple sec!)
James Knowles, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo — 5, Topic
Dan Rone, Medford, OR — 6
Rabbi Crut, BGSU — 7
Scott Witmer, Penn State — 8, 9
Dan Lautman, U. of Maryland, College Park — 9
David J. Ludwig, California State — 9
Gideon Griebenow, Potchefstroom University — RU list name
Danny Gallagher, UT Austin — List Moderator, RA
Simple Minds, Glasgow, Scotland — Ambience