I refer to the report headlined, 'Let parents help choose books' (South China Morning Post, July 29), in which the high rise in textbook prices was reported.
The Consumer Council found some textbook prices had increased almost nine per cent for primary school pupils and 7.5 per cent for secondary school students.
We understand there is keen competition between textbook publishers and it is difficult to make a profit.
However, it is absurd that we must pay higher prices for books that contain many errors in grammar and misprinted information.
We simply cannot accept the publishers' excuse that they had to revise textbooks after the handover and produce more Chinese-medium textbooks.
As a secondary school student, I experience bitterness every year when the list of textbooks for the new academic year is distributed.
