“Over $500. Personally I don't pay for them - my parents do - but it's unfortunate that they have to pay so much for tuition and then for books on top of it.”

— Jackie Gentile, Kansas University sophomore, Chicago

“I paid about $145 for three books, but I bought two of them online for a third of the price.”

— Justin Hendricks, KU senior, Lawrence

“About $350 or something like that. It wasn't fun; they were way too expensive for my taste.”

— Eric Kocher, KU freshman, Pratt

“I haven't gotten them yet, but I am not looking forward to it. I'm going to wait and ask the professor which ones are really required and look to buy as many used as possible.”

— Jennifer Baldwin, KU junior, Ottawa