2 College Student's Sue Over Book Prices

In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that could affect thousands of college students who think they are overcharged for textbooks, two Daytona Beach Community College students have sued the nation's largest collegiate-bookstore chain and their school.

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How to Buy Cheap College Textbooks

Helpful hints on how to buy cheap college textbooks and sell them for the most possible money.

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Everything Price Comparison

We have talked about textbook price comparisons in the past but what about everything else we buy online. With all the merchants online now it can take a lot of time comparing prices. There is a site that takes all the work out of price comparison shopping by pulling the inventory and prices from hundreds of online merchants.
They have a site to compare prices from US merchants at www.low-price-finder.us and also a UK price comparison site at www.low-price-finder.co.uk
They also provide merchant ratings and a lowest price history chart.

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Student Web site facilitates student-to-student textbook sales

Many Western Michigan University students complain about high book costs, but few do anything about it. One WMU senior did.

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College Textbooks

Find news, articles and other resources to help you save money on your college textbooks. They feature a selection of articles on College Textbooks including buying, selling and moneysaving tips

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Updates in the Textbook World

Discusses the newest in college textbooks, including individual chapter sales on places like http://www.ichapters.com

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Textbook Resolution

Hello. My name is Brandon J. Mendelson, and I am the author of the Text Book Resolution (included below.) Our goal is to reduce the cost of textbooks for students through easily implemented solutions, and to encourage college students to go online and use sites such as yours (Cheap-Textbooks.com).

Text Book Resolution

Written on July 2nd, 2005 by Brandon J. Mendelson

Print out and bring to your student government as soon as possible. Tell them you want them to fight against the high cost of textbooks.

Whereas, the California Public Interest Research Group, a consumer advocacy group, conducted a survey in 2005 of the five most widely purchased textbooks at 59 colleges and universities across the country. The group discovered that college textbooks prices have increased at nearly four times the rate of inflation for all finished goods since 1994.

Whereas, publishers often release new editions with little content changes, making the less expensive used books obsolete and unavailable.

Whereas, Faculty book orders not only affect prices, but also the availability of books. Buyback prices are always the highest at the end of an academic term when faculty has filed its orders.

Whereas, textbook publishers are adding extemporaneous items like CDs and study guides that are not needed and not selling the book separate from these materials

Whereas, schools do not make an effort to contact students through modern means to inform them of buy back alerts and opportunities to exchange and compare prices

Whereas, professors sometimes make students purchase books that are rarely used

We hereby resolve,

1) That the faculty of our institution submit book orders as early and as far in advance as possible.

2) That the College Store and its management provide buy-back alert emails to current students.

3) That the College Store and its management provide alerts for faculty to submit their orders on time.

4) That our institution construct and maintain a website for students that will give current buy-back prices and offer a used-book exchange where students can buy and sell books to other students.

5) That our institution construct and maintain a website for faculty that will list prices, current editions, upcoming editions, and information about textbooks

6) That Faculty only purchases textbooks that are not bundled with extemporaneous materials unless absolutely needed. Faculty must present a reason to Faculty Senate and the Student Senate to explain that reason.

7) That Faculty must make minimum one copy of the required textbook through a library reserve or as a loan for students who cannot afford the book.

8) That Faculty only purchase text books they will use extensively for the course

9) That Faculty will not purchase a new edition of a text book because a few new pages were added unless good reason is given

10) That our institution creates a used book recovery process that will collect used books internally and resell them the next year instead of going to a whole sale.

Editorial Board. "Sustainable Textbooks? Curb the rising cost." February 12^th, 2004. The Middlebury Campus. July 2^nd, 2005.
http://www.middleburycampus.com/media/paper446/news/2004/02/12/Opinions/Editorial.Sustainable.Textbooks.Curb.The.Rising.Cost-604082.shtml


Miranda, Meyling Siu. "Students overwhelmed by rising cost of textbooks." The Spectator Online. April 28^th, 2005. The Spectator. July 2^nd, 2005
http://www.spectator-online.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/04/28/42719ce973266

Veilleux, Richard. "Proposals Seek To Address Rising Cost Of Textbooks" February
28^th, 2005 Advance on the web.. The UCONN Advance. July 2^nd, 2005.
http://www.advance.uconn.edu/2005/050228/05022801.htm

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Brandon J. Mendelson
Host of The Brandon Show
Your weekly home for college survival
http://www.thebrandonshow.com

Blue Rectangle buys used college textbooks

Pacific Book Exchange, LLC traces its roots back to almost the beginning of eBay. BlueRectangle.com, PBE's book-buying site, has quickly found a ready market by paying a premium price for the widest variety of books giving students one more option on a place to sell their used textbooks.

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Used Textbook Buyback

Just came across a new source for selling back your used textbooks that looks like it is worth considering. The site is called SellMyTextbooks.org.

The purpose of the site is to increase the resale market for used books, to make more used books available for resale at Campus Bookstores at reduced prices, and to provide more options for students to help manage their textbook budget. Several Campus Bookstores have merged their Textbook buy-back lists for access by students on or near participating Schools.

How do they determine the price?
The pricing formula is simple. Generally if a book is used on your home campus or at a participating store near your home campus you will receive approximately 50% of the price of the current new book price. We call that the "Home Price".If the book is being used at a campus elsewhere you will receive 30% of the current new book price. We call that the "away price".

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Free online medical reference textbooks

eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base
Directory of free online medical reference textbooks for physicians, medical students, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses and the public.
Launched in 1996, www.eMedicine.com comprises the largest and most current Clinical Knowledge Base available to physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Nearly 10,000 physician authors and editors contribute to the eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base, which contains articles on 7,000 diseases and disorders. The evidence-based content, updated regularly, provides the latest practice guidelines in 59 medical specialties. eMedicine's professional content undergoes 4 levels of physician peer review plus an additional review by a PharmD prior to publication.

In May 2003, eMedicine launched a new consumer health site, www.eMedicineHealth.com. Current medical information is available in the Health Resource, First Aid and Emergencies, and Lifestyle and Wellness Centers. With more than 5500 pages of health content, the site contains articles written by physicians for patients and consumers. Each article is reviewed by 2 physicians and a PharmD prior to publication.

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