An interesting analysis of the textbook market from the Planet Money podcast. It's worth listening all the way to the end for a brief discussion of why new editions come out so frequently - and whether they will continue to.
An episode of the Planet Money podcast relating to textbook costs and the second-hand market. Every summer, there's a surplus of textbooks, and every fall, there's a spike in demand. That's an opportunity for someone with a storage locker to make money. Getting your textbook orders in early helps fix that flaw in the market...