Make Textbooks Affordable Updates

Maryland Should Actually Make Textbooks More Affordable

Monday, February 13, 2012

Media Coordinator

As The Diamondback pointed out in its staff editorial Monday, there are other ways to alleviate students’ financial burdens of overly expensive textbooks. Other states have already produced viable alternatives to tax-exemption legislation. Check out the full story!

Diamondback Editorial about Textbook Costs and Solutions

Yesterday, the Diamondback editorialized about textbook costs and the proposed state law that would create a tax holidays for textbooks during the first 2 weeks of the semester. Unforuntately, this is not a real solution to textbook affordability and the Diamondback agrees. Check out the full article and the quotes from our US PIRG report about textbook affordability.

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Affordable Textbooks Table

Friday, January 27, 2012

By | Cat Tappert

Affordable Textbooks Campaign Coordinator

If you think textbook prices are too high, you are not alone. Over the course of just two days, we collected over 300 signatures to make textbooks more affordable.

Textbooks Graveyard

MaryPIRG held a textbooks graveyard event on Halloween to exemplify what happens to books after they are used for a semester.

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MaryPIRG Textbooks Graveyard

Friday, October 28, 2011

By | Cat Tappert

Affordable Textbooks Campaign Coordinator

Textbooks are too expensive! In response, we've called upon the undead to let students and professors at UMD know about more affordable options. Come check out the Graveyard!

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Fall 2011 Events

Students let Professors know they want more affordable Textbooks!
College Park citizens cast their votes in the City Council election.
Students participate in a survey about water bottle use and accessibility to refilling stations on campus.
Tabling at the First Look Fair with over 200 other student groups!
The Textbook Rebellion comes to town demonstrating the need for more affordable textbooks.
Calling interested volunteers to Get Involved with MaryPIRG!
Our zombie volunteers exemplify what happens to textbooks after they 'die' at the end of the semester.
The Food Recovery Network donates another carload of food to the hungry in DC.
Follow the Vote Goat to vote during the city council election.
MaryPIRG students collect canned food for the Canpaign at UMD.
Gravestone from the Textbooks Graveyard showing the need for more affordable textbook options.