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text prices are rising "at more than four times the inflation rate for all finished goods" (Rube 2005, 1);
the most popular texts have new editions published every three years;
new editions are priced 12% higher than the editions they are replacing, "almost twice the rate of inflation" (Rube 2005, 1);
bundled texts are on average 10% more expensive than unbundled counterparts;
55% of bundled textbooks are not available unbundled;
the average textbook costs 20% more in the U.S. than U.K. and some are dramatically more expensive here.

Between 1986 and 2004, textbook prices rose 186 percent in the United States, or slightly more than six percent per year. (GAO 2005, 8)

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 ==Textbooks in Higher Education==
-===The Price and Access issue===
+===Summary of PIRGS Findings===
+From (http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA500814.html):
+* text prices are rising "at more than four times the inflation rate for all finished goods" [[Bibliography for Item 3 in EM|(Rube 2005, 1)]];
+* the most popular texts have new editions published every three years;
+* new editions are priced 12% higher than the editions they are replacing, "almost twice the rate of inflation" [[Bibliography for Item 3 in EM|(Rube 2005, 1)]];
+* bundled texts are on average 10% more expensive than unbundled counterparts;
+* 55% of bundled textbooks are not available unbundled;
+* the average textbook costs 20% more in the U.S. than U.K. and some are dramatically more expensive here.
+===Price and Access issue===
 Between 1986 and 2004, textbook prices rose 186 percent in the United States, or
-slightly more than six percent per year.
+slightly more than six percent per year. [[Bibliography for Item 3 in EM|(GAO 2005, 8)]]
-(Government Accountability Office. 2005. [http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-05-806 College Textbooks: Enhanced Offerings Appear to Drive Recent Price Increases]. GAO-05-806. Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office.)
 ==Textbooks in K-12==