Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Google Alert - rent textbook

Google Alert - college textbooks

News10 new results for college textbooks
Stock Market, College Textbooks: Hot Trends
TheStreet.com
"College textbooks" is a hot search topic on Yahoo!(YHOO) today as students return to school and look for cheap alternatives to buying expensive college ...
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Is Your University Complying With the New Textbook Law?
New York Times (blog)
The mandated disclosure should reduce the monopoly power of the local college bookstore. Armed with a textbook's title and ISBN, students can jump on the ...
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New York Times (blog)
College textbooks getting pricey? Renting now an option
Poughkeepsie Journal
Almost 400 textbook titles are now available to rent at the college bookstore. "We chose which textbooks to rent based on what books are adopted by the ...
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Tips for saving money on college textbooks
Helium
by se Jones There's no getting around it, college textbooks cost a lot; too much in the eyes of many. But that's a topic for another time. ...
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iPad changing how college textbooks are used
NDTV.com
Some students are using an iPad app called inkling, converting textbooks to software. "We're really trying to rethink the structure of a textbook to build ...
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Technology could open up a new chapter for college textbooks
WQOW TV News 18
With the release of e-readers like the Kindle and iPad, a new chapter for e-textbooks could be written on college campuses. "There's already a bit of ...
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Could E-Textbooks overtake traditional college books?
ConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA
The average college student now-a-days spends between $600 and $800 a year on textbooks. In some majors that number jumps to between $1200 and $1400, ...
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Sen. Durbin visits Illini Union Bookstore to celebrate the College Textbook ...
Daily Illini
During his visit, Durbin spoke about the College Textbook Affordability Act, a law he authored that works to minimize students' cost for education across ...
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Back to School, Back to the Books: The Value Behind Textbooks
Review Messenger
By Dr. Joseph Horton The high price of college textbooks is getting a lot of press. Legislators are considering bills to bring down costs, such as requiring ...
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Renting Textbooks Offers Options For Abilene Students
KTXS
By Brittiny Barber, KTXS News ABILENE, Texas -- The average price for a college textbook has risen nearly four times the rate of inflation for the last 20 ...
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