At the college level many instructors are either creating their own textbooks or are openly encouraging students to use prior editions which truth be told differ negligibly one from the next. A part of the increase in the cost of college textbooks over the years has been driven by both the higher demand for a college degree over the last 30 years (and by the way many of these college students have no business being in college) along with the financial aid doled out by the feds. So higher demand coupled with the availability of money means no natural brake to slow the increase in the cost of college textbooks.

It’s a scam any way you slice it. Like the RIAA and MPAA greed has put textbook publishers between a rock and a hard place.

Textbook Torrents was a SLICK operation very well managed and the server logs have been erased by Geekman so no worries on that front. However a lot of people will now simply move off to other torrent sites etc. You’ll still be able to find these textbooks you’ll just have to work at it a little.