I believe that the school you plan on spending many thousands of dollars should provide the textbooks. Adults in college will find loopholes in order to save more money. The school would receive higher grades if they provide more updated books. Students would try and find resources in cheaper books, even if they are outdated and do not have the correct information for the students to learn properly. College is expensive, but you are there to learn and absorb the information they give you; including textbooks.

College students are already paying thousands and thousands of dollars to the schools and are super broke. Why would we have to pay hundreds of dollars for a book when we already have probably negative dollars?