Friday, November 5, 2021

Do ‘Inclusive Access’ Textbook Programs Save Students Money? A New Site Urges Everyone to Read the Fine Print - Taylor Swaak, Chronicle of Higher Ed

“Inclusive access,” a textbook-sales model touted as a way to ensure that students without deep pockets can afford books, doesn’t always deliver on that promise, according to a leading open-access advocacy organization. So the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition and its partners have launched a website they hope will encourage a healthy skepticism, and deeper research, into the increasingly popular model.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/do-inclusive-access-textbook-programs-save-students-money-a-new-site-urges-everyone-to-read-the-fine-print