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The cost of proprietary textbooks in the United states has risen by 1041 percent since 1977 (Popken 2015<ref>Popken, B. (2015, August 6). [http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/freshman-year/college-textbook-prices-have-risen-812-percent-1978-n399926 College Textbook Prices Have Risen 1,041 Percent Since 1977]. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
 
</ref>). This has a negative impact on learning, for example, a recent survey in Florida reports that two-thirds of the students did not purchase the required textbook (Florida Virtual Campus 2016<ref>Florida Virtual Campus. (2016). [http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2016_Florida_Student_Textbook_Survey.pdf 2016 student textbook and course materials survey]. Retrieved July 5, 2017.</ref>).
 
  
 
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