Why does the government allow school textbook companies to rape us with prices?

I just purchased two textbooks for 300 dollars and was totally abused. Why does the government allow this? We are supposed to live in a free enterprise society. Companies are supposed to compete for the consumers benefit. What benefit do we have in paying such ridiculous prices for textbooks? Is this government also making some of this money? Do they make the textbooks?

I dont know, but it is rape, without question

No just go on amazon, ebay or some other site if you can from now on, it is ridiculous and it probably does need to not be a monopoly cause book prices rise every year....you'd think they'd be included if you pay for college especially..but whatever...just dont' buy your books directly from your school or from the books website they give you, just buy them used or something else, you should have a choice, as long as it's in good condition and has all the pages still....i wouldn't dare pay 150.00 for a book, i'd barely pay that for a really nice business suit, let alone a book i only need for a few months

In college, the instructors and the school get to select which textbooks they will use. Government has no say-so in this. Writers of the book realize they may only have their books used for one year or not at all, so price them accordingly.

Because they ARE making some of the money. They will raise prices for everything juse because the govt wants money.

Why do you think marijuana isnt legal? Because its dangerous, or unhealthy? No. Because none of the money goes to the government.

Yes it's outrageous. The textbook companies have a monopoly. But like you say, free enterprise, the govt doesn't intervene. More like the schools are getting some kind of benefit for recommending those books.

Because the colleges have Americans by the balls. Its the new aristocracy... and people are buying into it.

What, no kiss first. You could go to cheap books dot com. Many kids at the local school use it.