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Billing students automatically for textbooks? Look elsewhere to solve affordability issues

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par Madelaine Vanderwerff, Associate Professor, University Library, Mount Royal University
Sara Sharun, Associate Professor, University Library, Mount Royal University

Some Canadian universities are exploring automatic textbook billing programs — sometimes called academic materials programs or “inclusive access” programs.

These are institutional agreements with vendors to provide digital access to course materials, and automatically charge students for them as part of their fees.

Concerns with…

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