"Having to purchase textbooks was new to me. Middle and high schools provided us with textbooks free of charge. Once our year ended we would return them, and then the same copies would be used for next year's students. However, with college classes, I would buy the textbook, use it for 8 to 12 weeks, and then use it as a large paper weight. Seeing that textbook go to waste felt very disheartening."
"There's a better way. Many colleges and classes today are testing ZTC, or zero textbook cost. Zero textbook costs does not mean no textbook. Instead, it means professors can tap into a college's online library and make those digital textbooks available to their registered students free of charge. ZTC can also offer professor-created lectures as well. ZTC can benefit students as it offers them a little bit of financial breathing room."
A high school student attending college courses found a required textbook more expensive than the course registration fee. College textbooks must be purchased and are often used for only 8 to 12 weeks before becoming unused. Middle and high schools typically loan textbooks for reuse, creating a contrast in costs and waste. Zero textbook cost (ZTC) initiatives let professors use college online libraries to provide digital textbooks and professor-created lectures to registered students at no charge. ZTC reduces student expenses, frees up time otherwise spent working to pay for books, encourages enrollment in more courses, and advances educational accessibility.
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