Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Google Alert - rent textbook

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CLC begins new textbook rental program
TribLocal
By College of Lake County Today at 9:42 am CLC Bookstore's new Textbook Rental program is up and running. Student workers Rachael Abarca and Carlos Cardenas ...

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Got Online Classes? Don't Buy TextbooksRent Them Instead, Part II
Real Online Degrees
In Part I of this series, we discussed the advantages of textbook rentals and reviewed Chegg.com. In Part II, we'll review three more textbook rental sites ...
Textbook cost savings
Lethbridge Herald
The rental program, which is not available for all textbooks, gives students ... A student wanting to rent a textbook will be asked to sign a contract that ...


Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Google Alert - rent textbook

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CLC begins new textbook rental program
Chicago Sun-Times
Designed to save students money up front and provide them another option to the current textbook buy-back program, the textbook rental offer could serve up ...
The University of Minnesota Bookstore Selects BookRenter as its ...
Benzinga
BookRenter, the #1 online textbook platform, today announced that the University of Minnesota Bookstore will be launching its own online textbook rental ...
Textbook rental system is popular at UI
KLEW
Earlier this fall, UI launched a new textbook rental program at the Bookstore. The program offers the choice for students to rent a new or slightly used ...

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MSU bookstore marks 50 years of service
South Bend Tribune
And SBS also finds itself head-to-head with online booksellers and stores that rent, rather than sell, textbooks. Running the bookstore has been the Ballein ...


Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Google Alert - rent textbook

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Bookstores tout rental system
UND The Dakota Student
This year, both the UND Bookstore and Dakota Textbook Company have started programs where students can rent textbooks for a semester. ...
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Textbooks for rent
Jackson Clarion Ledger
Mississippi State University officials have estimated the textbook rental program run there by Barnes & Noble saved students more than $125000 during the ...
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UI Bookstore joins trend of renting textbooks
KXLY Spokane
UI Bookstore manager John Bales tells the Moscow-Pullman Daily News he expects textbook rental will be a fast-growing part of the store's business. ...
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Textbook rentals popular this semester at University Book Store
Iowa State Daily
In the future, the bookstore may seek to have more core class titles available for rent. The textbook rental process was well-received by students who used ...
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Soler, Bell achieve most campaign platform goals
Observer Online
If Notre Dame professors commit to using a textbook for four consecutive semesters, students can rent that book. Bell said they also plan to survey students ...
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Google Alert - college textbooks

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School Zone blog: Tale of the $355 college textbook
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Moral of the story: If students see an ultra-expensive textbook or textbook list for a college class, they may want to check with the instructor on what's ...
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Students say college texts are too pricey
Queens Courier
BY YOHANNA LUCÍA SUFRÁN For Bryce Aguilera, 19, a sophomore at LaGuardia Community College, paying for his textbooks to study veterinary science can cost ...
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Rising textbook costs spur open revolt on college campuses
East Valley Tribune
Open-source books make up just a sliver of the textbooks on college campuses today. But interest is growing. The Center for College Affordability and ...
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Chegg.com hiring 415 in Shepherdsville
Bizjournals.com
based company that rents textbooks to college students, is hiring to fill about 415 temporary positions at its warehouse in Shepherdsville, Ky. ...
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Tuesday, December 07, 2010

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MSU to offer textbook rentals
Minot Daily News
The Minot State University Bookstore will offer students a chance to rent textbooks beginning in January. "This innovative textbook rental program will ...
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Save the hassle, and some money, by renting textbooks
Rocky Mountain Collegian
The Colorado State University Bookstores allows students to rent textbooks in the store and online, which costs about 40 percent of the original cost of the ...
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MSC simplifies book-buying process
Texas A&M The Battalion
"The only con I can really think of is if you rent you don't know what condition the book will be in," Schultz said. Students who rent textbooks will be ...
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Two for the money
University Press
Couch said Borders will increase its revenue, since most students now prefer to rent textbooks online. "Sixty-five to 85 percent of students rent their ...
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Turning the pages on books at SMSU
Marshall Independent
The B&N Campus Store recently announced that it would rent textbooks beginning in the spring semester 2011. The announcement has been met with enthusiasm by ...
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New program eases wallets
The Inquirer
"If it was a $100 book they'd be able to rent it for $55. If it's available used, and it would normally sell used for $60, we'd rent it for $35. ...
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CCSU adopts textbook rental program
New Britain Herald
By Sara Weller NEW BRITAIN — Central Connecticut State University's recent adoption of Barnes and Noble Inc.'s textbook rental program gives students an ...
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Students Offered Textbook Rental Service
WLTX.com
Minot, ND (AP) -- Rent or buy? No, it's not a real estate question but an issue that will soon face North Dakota college students. ...
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MCC to offer students textbook rental program
Northwest Herald
CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College students could buy an extra pair of jeans with money saved on some textbooks with a new book rental program beginning ...
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Google Alert - college textbooks

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Apple iPad: College Students Save Money on Digital Textbooks for iPad
Reviews Of Electronics
Students will literally have a portable, digital library of all their college textbooks on one exquisite device. Apple has partnered with several big name ...
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Book store serving MSU students marks 50 years
Chicago Tribune
1, 1960, Harold and Viv Ballein sold college textbooks out of an 1800-square-foot storefront in East Lansing. Its chief competition was the Campus Book ...
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The price is right: the search for textbooks
Junior College
Number two, is chegg.com, which is num- ber one in textbook rentals; its motto is "don't buy it, rent college textbooks from us and save a ton on books. ...
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Textbooks buy back schedule announced
Morehead State University News
College textbooks are expensive. Although students may deem some of their books valuable and keep them for future reference, most books end up back in the ...
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Studies examine death risk in epilepsy
San Antonio Express
By Don Finley After her 21-year-old son died in his bed, surrounded by his college textbooks, Jeanne Donalty discovered he hadn't told her â€" or his doctor ...
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Foothill-De Anza Community College District receives award for working to keep ...
San Jose Mercury News
The WCET Outstanding Work Award acknowledged the college district's role in establishing and operating the Community College Open Textbook Collaborative, ...
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Google Alert - rent textbook

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Cheap-Textbooks.com Releases Android Textbook Shopping and Rental Application
PRLog.Org (press release)
Cheap-Textbooks.com is a free service that searches the Internet for the lowest prices on new, used, eBook and rental textbooks.
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Textbook rental program brings savings to students
Mississippi State Newsroom
In partnership with the Barnes & Noble campus bookstore, Mississippi State officials say a textbook rental program has saved university students more than ...
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Google Alert - rent textbook

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Rent-A-Textbook Program Saving IPFW Students Thousands
Indiana's NewsCenter
Since August, students have been able to rent textbooks instead of buying them. Students are saving at least 50-percent and also have the opportunity to ...
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Students should study textbook options
The Daily Tar Heel
Unlike students at UNC-CH, those at UNC-Wilmington can rent textbooks via their student store. The store partnered with Barnes and Noble to start its ...
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To rent my textbook or not to rent my textbook, that is the question
Six Mile Post
Students, in an attempt to save money, are now faced with the question of whether they should buy or rent their textbooks. The pre-calculus book used in ...
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Textbook rentals available during registration
Texas A&M The Battalion
Jacob Robinson announced the board decided to use a program that allows students to rent textbooks for less than 50 percent of the cost of buying books. ...
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Textbook rental program coming to campus OBU bookstore
Shawnee News Star
The textbook rental program will allow students to rent their selected textbooks for less than 50 percent of the cost of purchasing them. ...
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Company thinks it can make college textbooks obsolete
Indianapolis Business Journal
He is now running a startup, Courseload LLC, that aims to transform the world of college textbooks. The Indianapolis company has developed Web-based ...
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A new life
The Herald Argus
By Bridget Flynn WESTVILLE — Rachel Pfledderer got a lesson about purchasing college textbooks but the Westville High School senior has been paying for ...
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Textbook Retailer eCampus.com Announces Free Shipping on Cyber Monday – Books ...
Benzinga
Established in July of 1999, eCampus.com has grown into a major online retailer providing cheap textbooks for college and high school students. ...
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MSU to host book drive to benefit Liberia
MSU State News
Some of the college textbooks were sold to create about $15000 worth of scholarships for students at the University of Liberia and additional donations were ...
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Names You Need To Know In 2011: Chegg
Forbes (blog)
By MORGAN BRENNAN I really wish Chegg had been around when I was in college. The three year old Silicon Valley start-up rents textbooks online to college ...
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Purchases dropping, bookstore battles online competition
The Brown Daily Herald
With the rising popularity of websites such as Amazon and eBay, many college bookstores have seen increased competition in the textbook market. ...
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Google Alert - rent textbook

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Textbook Initiative Helping Students Save Money
Inside INdiana Business (press release)
Follett's Rent-A-Text option rolled-out less than a year ago. It is the largest textbook rental program in the nation with students averaging a savings of ...
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Administrators consider textbook rental program to reduce student costs
Tufts Daily
Administrators are considering a textbook rental program that would provide a cheaper alternative to buying books. Students stressed by high book prices may ...
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Bookstore to rent out textbooks
Campus Times
The new program will allow students to rent textbooks for their courses. Previously, students had to either purchase new books or used copies through the ...
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Chegg and Borders.com Partner to Rival Barnes & Noble Online Textbook Rentals
ZippyCart
Chegg and Borders.com have partnered to offer another way for students to rent textbooks online. Borders' Textbooks Marketplace gave visitors access to 1.4 ...
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Textbook rentals lessen financial burden
Skidmore News
The average textbook rental is 10-15 percent cheaper than buying the same title used. If a student is able to rent every textbook for a semester, ...
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Textbook rentals offer the opportunity to save money
Online News Today
The key to its success is simple, it manages to offer the opportunity to rent university books as well as college and further education textbooks at a ...
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Textbook rentals no cure for rising costs of college
The Durango Herald
If a publisher changes an edition or persuades faculty to use a different one, the rental model won't work. "You need to rent the book about three times to ...
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Textbook options will include digital in future
Eagle News
To compete with other textbook providers, this semester, FGCU implemented a Rent-A-Text program, through which students can rent a book for one semester. ...
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Sunday, November 14, 2010

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Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Google Alert - rent textbook

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UT bookstore rents out textbooks
Independent Collegian (subscription)
Students will be able to rent textbooks from the bookstore in person, or pay the rental fee from the bookstore's website. Much like a library book, ...
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Textbook Rentals No Cure for Rising College Costs
ABC News
AP By CRISTIAN SALAZAR AP In this Oct. 22, 2010 photo, signs promoting textbooks for rent greet students at the City College... Textbook rental programs at ...
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Textbook rentals no cure for rising college costs
ConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA
(AP) -- Textbook rental programs at many of the nation's colleges aren't yet the solution to save students from the high costs of their books. ...
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PNC Bookstore's Textbook Rental Program:
PNC Voice
And, many rental books are brand new. Cashier Amanda Osborn pointed out, "Textbooks we rent are off a national rental list and a local rental program. ...
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Members support textbook rental
Observer Online
Student Senate passed a resolution that encouraged professors to help students rent, rather than purchase, textbooks from the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore ...
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Google Alert - college textbooks

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Washington's 2-year colleges out to beat high cost of textbooks
Seattle Times
College textbooks are a $10 billion-a-year market, Green said, and publishers are, not surprisingly, wary of Washington's efforts. ...
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Save $ When you Buy Or Sell College Textbooks
News Channel 7
Before you sell back your textbooks for a song, check your options. USC Upstate will become a growing number of universities providing textbook rentals next ...
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Heralded as way for students to save money, college textbook rental model ...
Los Angeles Times
About half the nation's major college and university bookstores offered textbook rentals this fall, according to the National Association of College Stores, ...
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The Bardvark: Returning to School Amid Budget Cuts
my.hsj.org
Each year, Bard College raises between two and three thousand dollars per student for BHSEC, providing for college textbooks, science supplies, the salaries ...
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Students Balance more than schoolwork with the cost of college
The Grand Views
It is one of the most dreaded parts of heading back to college-buying books. Some trips to the bookstore can cost in upwards of several hundreds of dollars. ...
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From basement beginnings to million dollar companies and Oprah
Gwinnett Business Journal
Fuchs planned to sell his used college textbooks to put some cash in his pockets. But the bookstore bought just two of his 10 books. ...
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