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Textbook law aims to help students Berkshire Eagle By Jenn SmithBerkshire Eagle Staff PITTSFIELD -- As students prepare to head to college this fall, a new federal law aims to make buying college textbooks ... See all stories on this topic »

Room for Debate: A Running Commentary on the News New York Times New rules are aimed at protecting students from textbook sticker shock. Will they make a difference? This forum on the soaring cost of college textbooks ... See all stories on this topic »

'We have a textbook case of bad education system' Daily News & Analysis He feels there is an urgent need to add value-based lessons in textbooks at the school and university levels. Addressing the first batch of students ... See all stories on this topic »

$200 textbook vs. free -- you do the math Hamilton Spectator McNealy, the fiery co-founder and former chief executive of Sun Microsystems, shuns basic math textbooks as bloated monstrosities: their price keeps rising ... See all stories on this topic »

College Students Across the U.S. Are Rewarded When They Rent Textbooks From ... Bradenton Herald /PRNewswire/ -- Chegg.com, the number one online textbook rental company, is rewarding college students for renting textbooks this term with the launch of ... See all stories on this topic »

Untrained translators make school textbooks a bundle of errors Times of India CHENNAI: The new textbooks under Samacheer Kalvi' now have teachers making corrections on printed paper. Sentences are plagued by issues of poor sentence ... See all stories on this topic »

REILLY: Brave new world of textbooks Attleboro Sun Chronicle I can recall when my high school classmates and I would be issued our textbooks. Of course, it took a while to hand out those heavy stone tablets. (Har! ... See all stories on this topic »

Local colleges to offer textbook rental programs Corpus Christi Caller Times The textbook rental program is part of a national effort through partnerships with Barnes and Noble College Booksellers and allows students to rent certain ... See all stories on this topic »

Commentary : Textbooks and education reform Inquirer.net Go says many entries in this textbook are outdated, factually erroneous, the product of "wanton carelessness" and sometimes even "downright silly" and ... See all stories on this topic »

Bernanke financial disclosure shows no-frills plan The Associated Press Bernanke's main source of income aside from his Fed salary is royalties on two textbooks. The form says he collected between $100001 and $1000000 on each of ... See all stories on this topic »

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College students may get break on textbook expenses USA Today Proponents say the law will give students more time to take advantage of textbook buy-back programs, book rentals and prices that are often lower online ... See all stories on this topic »

College Students Across the U.S. Are Rewarded When They Rent Textbooks From ... PR Newswire (press release) SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Chegg.com, the number one online textbook rental company, is rewarding college students for renting ... See all stories on this topic »

How to Cut Your Textbook Costs in Half -- or More NASDAQ By Jennifer Connor GOOD NEWS, STUDENTS: Lawmakers have finally heard your griping about high textbook costs and done something about it. ... See all stories on this topic »

SBOE Putting 'Children's Textbook Fund' at Risk? Texas Insider Though it's certainly an admirable goal, putting what most Texans know as "The Children's Textbook Fund" at risk is not the means by which to do it. ... See all stories on this topic » Texas Insider

FG Partners Publishers On Production Of New Secondary School Curriculum Textbooks Nigerian Observer A large member of representatives of reputable publishing outfits in Nigeria turned up for the stakeholder's forum for the development of textbooks in line ... See all stories on this topic »

Why the iPad Is Not Ready for College This Fall San Francisco Chronicle With a limited amount of textbooks available in electronic format, students won't be able to make the complete switch to the iPad. ... See all stories on this topic »

BOE passes final budget Moultrie Observer No adoption of new textbooks for grades nine through 12 English, foreign language and English for Speakers of Other Languages. Current textbooks will be ... See all stories on this topic »

Book donations still pouring in for Friends of Scranton Library New Haven Register (subscription) Textbooks go to an educational cooperative in India. "Although we don't sell textbooks, kids going off to college come in with reading lists because we do ... See all stories on this topic »

South Africa: The Power of Cellphones in the Classroom AllAfrica.com In SA, the government is still unable to ensure that the 12-million-odd pupils in public schools get all the textbooks they need. Only 14,8% of households, ... See all stories on this topic »

DPS boosts 7th grade math standards The Detroit News The change means DPS will have to buy textbooks and supplemental material for pre-algebra and seventh-grade teachers will receive more training. ... See all stories on this topic »

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BU Barnes & Noble to Rent Textbooks BU Today Photo by Kalman Zabarsky Students this fall will be able to rent some textbooks from Barnes & Noble at Boston University at a 55 percent discount off the ... See all stories on this topic » BU Today

BU bookstore offers cheaper alternative in rented textbooks Daily Free Press (subscription) Boston University students can rent movies, storage spaces and as of early July, textbooks, too. To alleviate the escalating cost of textbooks, ... See all stories on this topic »

Tips to save on college textbooks WWLP 22News (WWLP) - College classes may still be a month away, but many students have already started the hunt for textbooks. And while its obvious that the cost of ... See all stories on this topic »

Parent criticism rules out new textbook in Pine-Richland Pittsburgh Post Gazette "I don't think bad science has a place in our textbooks." Good science in an environmental science textbook would talk about different theories that are ... See all stories on this topic »

Buying textbooks online saves cash -- and you might make a few bucks WTOL.com Instead, she buys textbooks exclusively online. "I usually type in the ISBN into Google or some other search engine," she said. Mullen says a simple search ... See all stories on this topic »

Could Textbooks Soon Become All Electronic? WNKU He tells WNKU's Steve Hirschberg that the wave of the near future is likely to be the elimination of traditional textbooks in favor of electronic texts that ... See all stories on this topic »

New Textbooks Considered in Calcasieu KATC Lafayette News By Letitia Walker Science, Computer Education, and Journey to Career textbooks that are being considered for adoption by the State Department of Education ... See all stories on this topic »

Fairview High schedules Annual Jacket Week Aug. 2-4 The Tennessean ... Fairview High School hosts "Jacket Week" for the rising tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade to come by the school to pick up their schedule, textbooks, ... See all stories on this topic »

Moody's reports higher second-quarter profit Reuters McGraw-Hill, which also sells textbooks, said it expected a decline in debt issuance and lower textbook sales. Both Moody's and Standard & Poor's are also ... See all stories on this topic »

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Law helps keep textbooks affordable Texas A&M The Battalion Colleges must include the retail price of the textbooks in course schedules when students are registering for classes so they are aware of what they are ... See all stories on this topic »

E-textbooks more popular in Texas schools, but shift will take some getting ... Fort Worth Star Telegram Such ambivalence is not uncommon among other students, who, while tech-savvy, aren't completely sold on e-textbooks. They, along with educators, ... See all stories on this topic »

Board told to prioritize textbooks Tuscaloosa News "I consider textbooks an urgency," Murray said. "Tell me, board, why do you not?" A set of textbooks is available in the classroom, but the money isn't ... See all stories on this topic »

Three websites to find cheap textbooks Arizona Daily Wildcat Why go beyond your limit when you could own your textbooks for a whole lot cheaper? Below is a list and guide to the top three websites that are guaranteed ... See all stories on this topic »

Online textbooks on the rise Fairfaxtimes.com by Holly Hobbs Staff Writer Fairfax County Public Schools may be making the move toward online textbooks, beginning with a pilot program this fall. ... See all stories on this topic »

Public input sought for textbook Alexandria Town Talk By Karina Vailes • kdonica@thetowntalk.com • July 28, 2010 Classrooms across the state could be getting new science textbooks that include new ways to teach ... See all stories on this topic »

School Spending Proposals Face Increased Scrutiny Patch The Board Education approved hiring a director for the Performance Arts Center and new textbooks after extensive dialogue. By Nathan Susanj Email the ... See all stories on this topic »

Chegg: a textbook alternative Arizona Daily Wildcat With the high price of textbooks, many are turning to renting as a cheaper way of getting their books. There is one textbook rental business that pays ... See all stories on this topic »

Missouri scholarships lower than the law mandates Examiner.com ... the tuition levels for St. Louis higher education. These number do not include additional expenses such as room and board, textbooks and technology fees: See all stories on this topic »

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Textbooks: Sympathy for the debt-laden Boston Globe Many common textbooks have prices in the hundreds of dollars. Sometimes, students are forced to buy a sixth edition when a fifth would easily suffice. ... See all stories on this topic »

The Nation: How To Make Textbooks More Affordable NPR by Carrie Battan College students currently spend an average of $900 a year on textbooks — a number that has increased at four times the rate of inflation ... See all stories on this topic »

Textbook Buyback Company MyBookBuyer.com Provides Top 10 Winning Scholarship ... PR Web (press release) Textbook buyback site MyBookBuyer.com has put together a list of the top ten ways to win a scholarship essay contest, based on the more than two hundred ... See all stories on this topic » PR Web (press release)

E-Readers - Can Portland schools benefit? Examiner.com In a previous article entitled "Think outside the book", the idea of e-textbooks and the use of e-readers was proposed. The reason for this suggestion was ... See all stories on this topic » Examiner.com

State votes to adopt national standards for math, reading in schools Palm Beach Post It's been estimated that Palm Beach County alone might have to spend $15 million on new math textbooks. Under the new guidelines, students in kindergarten ... See all stories on this topic »

North Syracuse BOE talks honors science, early retirement CNYLink from Eagle Newspapers Rice also presented the board with the proposed new science textbooks in grades K-4. The board voted to approve the new textbook package, which will cost ... See all stories on this topic » CNYLink from Eagle Newspapers

Retailers prep for e-book education push DM News Jim Kourmadas, VP of strategic marketing at McGraw-Hill Higher Education, says his company has seen sales of e-textbooks double each semester over the past ... See all stories on this topic » DM News

New Program Can Save UTEP Students Money On Text Books KTSM News Channel 9 By Oralia Ortega - Main Anchor The bookstore will offer a textbook rental program for the first time in school history. The program will include about 30% ... See all stories on this topic » KTSM News Channel 9

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Proposed textbooks to be scrutinized Monroe News Star They want to see how the subject of evolution will be taught and to give the state textbook adoption committee their views. Public input is part of the ... See all stories on this topic »

As college text prices soar, students get a rental option Boston Globe Isaac Tovares and Irene O'Brien stacked rental textbooks at the Boston University Barnes and Noble bookstore. (John Tlumacki/ Globe Staff) By Tracy Jan ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

Renting textbooks soon to be option for University of Mobile students al.com (blog) The signs will be stamped on textbooks. The university is among a growing number of campus bookstores offering the option of renting textbooks when students ... See all stories on this topic » al.com (blog)

LAUSD lost almost $10 million due to inefficient inventory system, audit finds Los Angeles Times The report says thousands of textbooks are not bar-coded or returned by students and poor communication between schools has led to unnecessary purchases. ... See all stories on this topic »

Give textbook buyback some credit Daily Bruin By Itak Moradi Pricey textbooks are the embodiment of a broke student's struggle, and when a necessity becomes tricky to obtain, we all pursue shortcuts. ... See all stories on this topic »

State keeps no count of public school textbooks Charlotte Observer State Auditor Beth Wood recently tried to perform a performance audit of DPI's textbook program but could not. The department doesn't require local school ... See all stories on this topic »

Saudi seeks to purge textbooks from 'hatred' Middle East Online However, the textbooks used in Saudi schools in countries like the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany and Turkey, incite to hatred of Christians, ... See all stories on this topic » Middle East Online

No textbooks: Private school students in limbo Express Buzz But students of most of the unaided private schools following the state syllabus are still waiting for textbooks. "We have not received Mathematics ... See all stories on this topic »

Madison schools to get new safety director The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog) The system, Booktracks, uses bar codes to determine who has possession of the textbooks. Currently only 10 percent of all school districts have a book ... See all stories on this topic » The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)

News Briefs: Week of 7/26/10 Publishers Weekly Borders entered the online textbook market last week, teaming up with Alibris to launch Borders Textbook Marketplace. The site, at borders.com/textbooks, ... See all stories on this topic »

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Ward speaks about history of textbooks at library Indiana State University While poring over every US history textbook written during the past 200 years, Kyle Ward found that all of them mentioned the pilgrims - even though they ... See all stories on this topic » Indiana State University

Morning Minutes: July 25 Daily Clay County Advocate-Press By Anonymous Textbooks are a pricey problem for many college students. This site makes things a bit easier this back to school season. ... See all stories on this topic »

XanEdu Launches iPad Publishing Program for Educators iPad News Tracker XanEdu, the leading faculty-preferred provider of CoursePacks and custom textbooks, has launched an iPad publishing program. The move, conducted in concert ... See all stories on this topic » iPad News Tracker

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McGraw Hill says textbook sales hit by US state cuts Reuters The textbook business accounted for 38 percent of the company's second-quarter revenue of $1.5 billion. But the school education group's revenue fell by 4 ... See all stories on this topic »

Indiana board reviewing new science, health books Chicago Tribune AP Indiana education officials are considering new science and health textbooks, and the public has the coming month to comment on them. ... See all stories on this topic »

New Law May Reduce Textbook Prices Daily Californian By Zoe Filippenko After struggling to pay the increasing costs of higher education, students could see a decrease in textbook prices and an overall ... See all stories on this topic »

SBOE to consider resolution on what textbooks can prohibit Examiner.com The Texas State Board of Education may take up debate on a resolution which would prohibit textbook publishers from offering texts with a decided bias ... See all stories on this topic »

Textbook Rentals Coming To Central, Eastern, Southern And Western CT State ... Hartford Courant A textbook rental program is being launched that will allow students to rent textbooks for 45 percent of the cost of purchasing a new textbook. ... See all stories on this topic »

Go b(u)y the book? Rocky Mount Telegram Now, students also can search dozens of websites for deals to buy or even rent textbooks, including mainstream sellers such as Amazon, Biblio.com, ... See all stories on this topic » Rocky Mount Telegram

Colleges introduce rentals by the book Ct Post Ramona Strang, manager of Sacred Heart's bookstore, said 30 percent of textbooks on her campus will be rentable. Books that come in bundles with CDs or ... See all stories on this topic »

IPad Goes Under The Gauntlet At Universities This Fall Wired News (At least, this is true if you're comparing the iPad against a stack of brand new textbooks; the savings may disappear if used books are brought into the ... See all stories on this topic »

Trustees decline to change portrayal of Islam OCRegister "If we start messing with supplementary materials for this textbook we're going to be doing it for all textbooks." "Supplementary materials need to come as ... See all stories on this topic »

Oakland teachers investigated for helping students cheat abc7news.com In one case, they found a Skyline High School biology teacher who allowed students to use their textbooks to find answers they didn't know. ... See all stories on this topic »

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McGraw-Hill profit higher but warns on outlook Reuters The company, which also sells textbooks, said the ratings business was hurt by a drop-off in debt issuance in the second quarter, prompted by concerns about ... See all stories on this topic »

Up to 90% off textbooks at Borders and more ways to save for school WalletPop (blog) With school just around the corner, it's time to start shopping for textbooks again. Begin buying now and save some cash. With these deals going on, ... See all stories on this topic »

Activists plan to protest textbook's Islam portrayal tonight OCRegister By RYAN MAC ACT! for America contends district uses "cleansed'' portrayals in textbooks. Islamic groups say the group has its own agenda. ... See all stories on this topic »

Stephen Colbert says that Texas can't afford new science textbooks because of ... PolitiFact Still, another claim caught our ear: "It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and can't afford its new science textbooks," he said, ... See all stories on this topic »

Florence school district recycles old textbooks WAFF By Nick Lough - bio email FLORENCE, AL (WAFF) - As budget shortfalls continue and class sizes rise, a Shoals area school district sent an allotment of ... See all stories on this topic »

Transportation vs. textbooks Indianapolis Star (blog) If he assumed this service is a necessary requirement for common schools, Zoeller needs to explain how districts already charge fees for textbooks and other ... See all stories on this topic »

Barnes & Noble launches eBook software for students eSchool News (subscription) College students spend $800 to $1100 a year on textbooks, according to government and industry reports. The cost of books has tripled between 1986 and 2004, ... See all stories on this topic » eSchool News (subscription)

XanEdu Launches iPad Publishing Program for Educators PR Newswire (press release) ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- XanEdu, the leading faculty-preferred provider of CoursePacks and custom textbooks, has launched an iPad ... See all stories on this topic »

Your Mail: Parents be aware Alexandria Town Talk 13, science textbooks proposed for adoption and use over the next seven years will be displayed at various library sites across Louisiana. ... See all stories on this topic »