Textbooks Moving Into Cyberspace

As college-bound members of the high school class of 2008 look ahead to fall, some can also look forward to textbook sticker shock: New required textbooks can cost as much as $125, and some are not resalable.

But, depending on which college they attend, some incoming freshmen might be pleasantly surprised that at least one of their textbooks will cost them exactly nothing, if they’re willing...

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