B
Evidence Grade B
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32%
32% -- share of students viewing textbook purchase as waste of money for university students (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
32%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
Global
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
BibliU
Primary
Tier C
https://bibliu.com/in-the-news/bibliotech-is-now-bibliu ↗
Source Article
Bibliotech is Now BibliU
Original Research
BibliU
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Methodology
Survey cited in BibliU company announcement; methodology not stated
Methodology documented
Segmentation
IndustryEducation
RegionGlobal
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university students: 32% share of students viewing textbook purchase as waste of money. Source: BibliU (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/students-textbook-purchase-waste-of-money
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