Academic Education even less available

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DIGITAL books and study tools don’t weigh down backpacks as heavy textbooks do. But fees for the codes to get them may be a financial burden for some college students, a new report found.

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The average cost of a stand-alone access code, purchased at a campus bookstore, is about $100, the report found. The cost when bundled with a textbook varies depending on factors like whether the textbook is digital or print, but averaged $126. Across the colleges and majors analyzed, about a third of courses included access codes among the required course materials, the report found.

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“For any student who was not paying full price before,” Mr. Senack said, “this is definitely a concern.”