We all know that the higher ed textbooks – more broadly and accurately described as course materials – have been changing over time. Student spending on course materials continues to decline and even list prices have plateaued or even started to drop over the past three years. The market changes were apparent before the global pandemic, but we are now getting much better data on further changes driven by lockdowns and shifts to remote and online learning models. And if you dig into the data, it becomes more apparent just how important the rise of Inclusive Access (IA) has become.

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