Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Google Alert - textbooks

News10 new results for textbooks
Textbook rental program coming to the UAH, Oakwood bookstores
al.com (blog)
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- For parents and college students tired of the high price of textbooks, there is an alternative - rental. And, for those attending the ...
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Back to school: Do kids learn as well on iPads, e-books?
USA Today
Compared with traditional textbooks, the iPad and other devices for reading digital bookshave the potential to save on textbook costs in the long term, ...
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USA Today
Textbook prices high for a variety of reasons
Chicago Tribune
Why are K-12 textbooks so expensive? It's a combination of publishing costs, book pricing, and market dynamics, industry officials said. ...
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Required reading: New college textbook law
DesMoinesRegister.com
But how do you get a better deal on textbooks? It can be an expense families don't plan for, but one that adds thousands of dollars to the cost of higher ...
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The Cost of College Textbooks
myfoxny.com
COM - It's back to school time and for college students along with the cost of tuituin, room & board...textbook costs can be steep. ...
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University of South Florida, other college bookstores turn to textbook rentals
Tampabay.com
With wholesale prices rising at four times the rate of inflation since 1994, the average student today forks out more than $1000 a year for textbooks. ...
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Tampabay.com
Textbook Rentals: A Page From the Affordable College Students' Handbook
The Epoch Times
By Cheryl Wu College students spend much more than they earn while in school, renting textbooks has become a popular alternative to buying textbooks. ...
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eCampus.com Textbook Giant Announces Daily "Student Sweepstakes" For The ...
PR Web (press release)
eCampus.com, a leading internet textbook retailer, launches a "Student Sweepstakes" giving away daily prizes to customers and students this fall to ...
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PR Web (press release)
B&N College Expands Textbook Rental Program
Publishers Weekly
By Publishers Weekly Staff Barnes & Noble College Booksellers has expanded its multi-channel textbook rental program to hundreds of colleges and ...
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SLA magnet high school praised as one of top 10
Philadelphia Inquirer
SLA is hailed as a place where "every student receives their own laptop, and the school eschews textbooks in favor of students creating their own resources ...
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