Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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Your complete guide to cheap college textbooks
Kansas City Star
It's no secret students are turning to alternative methods for cheap college textbooks. But how many upperclassmen teach Cheap Textbooks 101 to incoming ...
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Textbooks Up Their Game
Wall Street Journal
By JEFFREY A. TRACHTENBERG Although electronic book sales have exploded, digital college textbooks have been slow to get off the ground, in part because of ...
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Inkling brings interactive textbooks to iPad
CNET
Inkling, a tech start-up founded by former Apple employee Matt Mac Innis, hopes to bring learning to a new level with interactive college textbooks. ...
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College textbooks are expensive
WALB-TV
College books can be pretty expensive. "I end up spending like $300 or 400 on four books," said College Student Shaniqua Cannon. "I spent $300 or $400, ...
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U of L, Barnes & Noble offer textbook rental plan
Bizjournals.com
Student loan provider Sallie Mae Inc. (NYSE: SLM) estimated that the average cost of college textbooks this year will be about $823. ...
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Can an eReader Replace College Textbooks?
Digitaltrends.com
Pounds and pounds of textbooks. More recently, e-readers have promised to liberate college students from the heaving bundles of pages that most of them lug ...
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Digitaltrends.com
Can Rent-a-Text Save Traditional Textbook Stores?
mediabistro.com (blog)
Essentially a college bookstore must cater to students by presenting them with every possible option for obtaining their textbooks. ...
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mediabistro.com (blog)
The College Textbook Controversy
KELOLAND TV
By Katie Janssen MITCHELL, SD - The costs of college keep adding up, and many students drop hundreds of dollars on their textbooks each semester. ...
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KELOLAND TV
10 tips to save on college textbooks
Centre Daily Times
For example, it's common knowledge textbooks from the college bookstore cost more than through Amazon, eBay and Half.com. Here are 10 lesser-known ways to ...
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College bookstores deal with changing market
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
That trend includes college textbooks formerly the domain of campus bookstores. The shift from in person to online sales is continuing to force changes. ...
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