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ERIC Number: EJ361198
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Complimentary Copies of Textbooks: A Short Trip from Publisher to Professor to Bookstore to Students.
Smith, Karl J.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n7 pB1-2 Oct 14 1987
The sale of complimentary textbooks to used-book dealers, who then resell them to college bookstores is discussed, along with author compensation for textbook resales. The question should be not how cheaply to sell a book but rather how to get good books. (MLW)
Descriptors: Authors, College Faculty, College Stores, College Students, Compensation (Remuneration), Higher Education, Publishing Industry, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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