A Textbook Case Study of Oligopolies

Spending on course materials is declining, but that doesn’t mean textbook prices are going down. Students just aren’t buying them. Trudi Radtke’s first day of community college—like most students’—included a trip to the campus bookstore. For a first-generation college student, it was an exciting rite of passage. But rather than leave with any books, Radtke … Continued