Re:Students will complain (Score 1)

Im a CS student at a major UK university. We havnt had to buy a single textbook for the past two years. Most lecturers will provide bound handouts that cover the lenght of the modual which the university pays for. For a couple of courses we've been recommended to get a textbook but none of them have been expensive £20 each. The dept also puts a reasonable amount of effort into getting second and third years to sell their textbooks on to first years directly. Is this a problem that only exists on the other side of the pond or have I just struck lucky with my dept?