I wonder how many are noticing a trend of textbook
publishers creating a "premium" grade web site for textbooks which require an
additional fee for the students to access. For example I am currently
using an intro text that has a free web site with some interesting and
worthwhile activities. Most psych texts with which I am familiar have
these sites. Now the publisher is offering an enhanced web site which also
has features for classroom management that is only $2.00 more than the price of
the new book. Purchased as a stand alone...that web site access sells for
$25. I believe that most of my students will look for as used book, but I
certainly don't want to require that they buy access to the web
site. I expect therefore to have two populations of students in the
course....those with the used book, and no access to the enhanced web site...and
those who buy the new book. I also realize that this is a marketing
strategy to keep a steady flow of new books ringing up sales.
I am wondering what others in the group are doing
about this "trend".
Mark Eastman
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill CA 94523
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