Proposed textbook bill would aid Ohio students

COLUMBUS — Publishers would have to provide lesser-cost electronic versions of textbooks to students, and stores would have to buy back books for at least 50 percent of the original cost, under legislation being introduced in the Ohio House.

Democratic state Reps. Matt Lundy from Elyria and Matt Patten from Strongsville are offering the proposed law change as a means of containing college costs for Ohio students.

“In tough times like these, every penny counts,” Lundy said during a press conference today at the Statehouse. “We can’t ask students and families to shoulder the unnecessary costs of excessive textbook prices.”

The legislation would require publishers to offer electronic versions of textbooks as lower-cost alternatives of standard books.

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