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KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) -- Missouri college students could pay less for textbooks under a new state law that requires publishers to disclose wholesale prices of books to professors.
Publishers also are to point out changes that have been made from a textbook's previous editions.
The idea is for professors to be able to compare book content and choose books that are still relevant to their classes, but more affordable.
Professors will be able to see whether a book's used, earlier edition has the same content as a newer version.
Governor Matt Blunt signed the Textbook Transparency Act into law last week.
Democratic Representative Jake Zimmerman, the law's sponsor, says his measure won't help the price of new textbooks but could give students and their instructors more ways to save money.
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