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SCOTT SHAW THE PLAIN DEALER 8/28/08
Cleveland State University student Crystal Dolovacky, of Eastlake, can’t mask her astonishment when she sees the $290 price tag on a set of books she needs for her organic chemistry class. Dolovacky and other students were visiting CSU’s bookstore on Wednesday to get ready for the school year.

Crystal Dolovacky of Eastlake gives her reaction to the price of her Organic Chemistry textbooks at the Cleveland State University bookstore on Aug. 27, 2008. The set of books has a new price of $290.40. For a story about how the University System of Ohio is going to offer a 10 percent discount for all Ohio college students who buy digital textbooks online. (Scott Shaw / The Plain Dealer)