Are you tired of paying the high cost of textbooks? Are you forced to make tough financial choices regarding course materials? Do you wish there was an affordable way? There is! Low- and no-cost textbooks are the solution to the increasingly cost-prohibitive textbook market. More and more BCC classes are using low- and no-cost textbooks.
No-cost textbooks are free of charge, free to copy and free to share. They are available on the first day of class. No more anxiously waiting for textbooks to arrive. And, no more textbook stress.
Low-cost textbooks are published materials that cost $50 or less. The state of Massachusetts sets the cost for low-cost textbooks, which BCC has adopted.
Students
How much have low- and no-cost textbooks saved BCC students so far?
2023 – 2024 Estimate: $377,138
2022 – 2023 Estimate: $336,736
Student Textbook Survey
In September 2023, the Student OER Committee created a survey to measure textbook
costs and their impacts on BCC students.
How to Find Low- and No-cost Textbook Courses (YouTube)
How to Find Low- and No-cost Textbook Courses (LibGuide)
Contact Us
Andrea Robare, Reference Librarian
arobare@berkshirecc.edu
413-236-2152