Expensive Textbooks Textbooks are indispensable in almost every university. In addition to tuition, dining and housing costs, the high cost of textbooks places a huge burden on students. Every student wants to buy the textbooks for their class because these books are the best source for their study, but the main obstacle is the high price of the books. According to NBC's examination of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, textbook prices increased more than three times the rate of inflation between January 1977 and June 2015, an increase of 1,041 percent (Popken) . Additionally, research has shown that a student spends approximately one thousand two hundred dollars per year on textbooks (Senack6). Imagine a student you know from your neighbor who has a modest financial history and spends $1,200. That day I learned that even the cost of books has a direct impact on the number or courses students take. Even some students try to complete their courses without purchasing the books, which negatively impacts their grades. A 2014 study conducted by the Student Public Interest Research Group found that 65% of students did not purchase a textbook due to cost (Senack11). Along with these issues, some professors are demanding a specific edition of the textbooks that would cost hundreds of dollars more than the old version and the only difference students might find is the physical appearance of the books. The California Student Public Interest Research Group published a study in 2004 that found that new editions cost 58 percent more than older editions and that newer editions are not that different from earlier ones. Open source textbooks can be a great solution to reduce textbook expenses because all resources are available for free on the Internet. Moreover, it can be accessed anywhere and anytime, so students should not carry heavy textbooks all the time. However, some might argue that many students are used to studying from hard copies or textbooks; They can easily download and print from the open source textbook, which can cost as little as $20 to $40 to print, compared to hundreds of dollars for textbooks. Plus, it can be easily modified by teachers as needed, and students can learn what their teachers really want them to focus on. Yet, some might ask why would professors waste their time reviewing textbooks when they can easily recommend textbooks to students. However, they can recommend; textbooks can always miss something or write more about something that the teacher needs or not, respectively. Moreover, editing an open source manual is not like writing a manual which takes a lot of time, it is just a matter of adding or removing necessary or unnecessary information. Therefore, another problem related to purchasing old versions or new versions of books as per the teacher's choice can be easily solved.