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Today in a foreign language teaching methods class we were discussing used textbooks. Apparently the textbook set used at our university for first-year Spanish costs US$120 new-- but even though it's only about US$40 used, it's still not a very good deal, because the new version comes with a login to an online course support area, and you don't get that with the used version. You have to buy it separately for US$60. Ugh!
Much as I love the idea of electronic versions of textbooks, if the prices don't come down from the paper versions, it's a non-starter, because no used copies would be legally available and one couldn't resell textbooks after the end of a semester. (I don't usually sell my books, but I do appreciate being able to buy them used!)
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