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How much do professors make for writing a textbook?
On average, a textbook author can make anywhere from five to 15 percent in royalties for their textbooks, according to an article written by Dr. David Rees of Southern Utah University. So if a University Math II textbook costs $110, at 10 percent per 30 students in their class, that’s $330.
Can professors sell their own books?
It’s tremendous work to create a textbook, but sometimes it’s the very best fit for the class and the way we teach. It’s extortionate on the part of the publisher and the university bookstore, but it’s not illegal. Keep in mind, the professor himself may not be actually paid a share of the sales.
Why is it unethical for teachers to supply books?
Professors are trusted to assign readings that would best aid students in their pursuit of academic success. It is inappropriate for a professor to financially gain from students who are afflicted by such high academic costs. …
Why do colleges make you buy books?
To save money college students started buying used textbooks for cheaper or rented them from bookstores. But publishers took notice and started bundling new textbooks with special codes that restricted access. Forcing students to buy new textbooks at the full retail price.
When does a professor not use a book in a course?
If the book is relevant, but the professor assigns students to buy the book and then never uses the book in the course. If the book is clearly inferior to other available materials. Perhaps the professor self-publishes a book that no other self-respecting instructor would ever adopt.
Should professors sell their own textbooks to their students?
Pardon the skeptics, but hearing a professor who sells their textbooks they wrote to their classes, say selling their own textbooks to their classes isn’t unethical isn’t very convincing, nor comforting knowing that they’re profiting off of their students twice. Is this the passive income that boomers love to talk about?
Why would a professor self-publish a book?
If the book is clearly inferior to other available materials. Perhaps the professor self-publishes a book that no other self-respecting instructor would ever adopt. If the professor makes grades contingent upon buying new copies of the book—rather than buying or borrowing used copies.
Why do professors get paid to teach?
For example, when doctors accept money for performing a procedure, they are not acting purely for “the good of the patient.” Professors get paid to teach, so they have interests other than helping students learn. Is it too much of a temptation for professors to assign their own texts?