The answer to the high cost of textbooks?

(Rebecca Dika)- The price of textbooks has risen significantly in recent years, and university students. and their parents have felt it in the pocketbook.

Catherine, a third-year business student at the University of Alberta, estimates she spent approximately $1,000 on textbooks last year.

Though post-secondary institutions are cognizant of oft-lofty prices and look to strategically manage those by ordering early or purchasing older versions, there's no getting around the pricetag.

Or is there?

Many students are opting for digital versions. Take the Apple iPad, and the argument materials can be downloaded off the Web thereby saving some much needed dollars. Read more here…