Publishers should cut cost of schoolbooks, says TUI

SCHOOLBOOK publishers should be in a position to cut prices because rising student numbers mean more sales, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland has claimed.

Some of the biggest firms made commitments to limit new editions and keep older versions of books in print following a meeting in June with Education Minister Ruairi Quinn.

But they have also told the minister rising production costs, including a 25% hike in the global price of paper in two years, have restricted their ability to lower prices.