INTRODUCTIONI. I still remember paying for my college books last semester for the first time, and then this semester, it's still a nightmare for me. In total, I paid about $500 for my textbooks this year. Still, there were about 4 books that weren't even used, and 5 of them were new editions with only a few things changed.II. Textbook prices are very high, which prevents students from purchasing textbooks.III. After getting my surveys back, I found that everyone in this class thought that textbook prices were too high and that everyone was paying $200-$300 for a textbook.IV. Even I paid about $280 for just one book, and we never used it in class.V. Today I'm going to talk about how many students are affected by textbook prices being so high and some alternatives they could use to reduce the cost of textbooks for their benefit.BODYI. The increasing cost of textbooks is one of the major problems that every student faces.A. Many surveys have been done on how textbook prices affect students.1. Average students in thi...