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| Amazon Kindle allows students to rent digital textbooks and save money CBS News Textbooks are one of the biggest financial burdens students face as they transition from high school to college. Now, if you have a Kindle, you may have the option to rent your textbooks instead of throwing your money away on a book you'll never use ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Will renting textbooks via Kindle save money? msnbc.com The company announced the launch of Kindle Textbook Rental on Monday, saying it will allow students to save up to 80 percent off textbook list prices. The rental prices begin at a minimum 30-day rental and increase based on the amount of time you ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| TechBits package Newsday (subscription) Click here TechBits package Published: July 20, 2011 4:52 PM By The Associated Press The Associated Press () Amazon begins renting textbooks for Kindle SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- In an effort to snag a larger segment of the college textbook market, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Amazon's Upcoming Tablet To Be WiFi, Contract-Free InformationWeek The biggest news from Amazon in 2011 won't be Cloud Drive or e-textbook rentals. It won't even be the hardware details on the Android-based tablet that's expected this fall. It will be a technology most Kindle devices already use, sources say. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| E-texts coming to Abilene universities Abilene Reporter-News Though companies such as Amazon.com are launching more electronic textbook services, hardbound books are currently outselling e-books despite discounted prices. News that online retail giant Amazon.com has decided to rent electronic textbooks to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| CampusBookRentals.com Educates, Entertains College Students with New Video FAQ EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) Started in 2007, CampusBookRentals.com is an online service where customers can rent college textbooks for a length of time specific to their needs, and at a greatly reduced price than what is typically found at college bookstores. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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| Amazon to Start Renting Out Electronic College Textbooks New York Times By CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE Amazon, which started selling books over the Internet in 1995, and which today says it has the world's biggest selection of items for sale, is entering the rental market for electronic college textbooks. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Amazon launches digital rentals of college textbooks Tampabay.com Amazon.com says it has launched a program in which college students can rent digital copies of "tens of thousands of textbooks" at a fraction of the cost of buying them. The online retailer said the rental fees could be as much as 80 percent lower than ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Amazon rents textbooks Press of Atlantic City In an effort to snag a larger segment of the college textbook market, Amazon.com Inc. has begun renting textbooks on its Kindle e-reader. On Monday, the leading online retailer said students can rent tens of thousands of textbooks from its online ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CampusBooks Finds Just 18% of Textbooks Available on Amazon's Kindle Rental SYS-CON Media (press release) CampusBooks.com compared pricing data for the top 100 college textbooks against Amazon's new Kindle Rental service, and found that Kindle Rental often has the best prices, but only 18% of the titles. Renting a Kindle book for the advertised 30-day ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| How to Cut Your College Textbook Bill in Half Smartmoney.com (blog) By Kelli B. Grant Buying a year's worth of college textbooks adds an average $1050 to the swiftly rising tab for tuition. Take advantage of growing options to rent rather than buy, however, and you can easily cut that book bill in half. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Group of Punahou graduates create website to get more money for college textbooks KHON2 Four Punahou graduates are hoping to change the on-line marketplace when buying and selling college textbooks. The group came up with it to help college students save money while buying text books, and make more money while selling them. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Oakwood police make an arrest in textbook theft ring Access North Georgia OAKWOOD - Oakwood police have arrested a Lawrenceville man believed to be involved in a college textbook theft ring. Channel 2 News is reporting that David Moseley, 26, of Lawrenceville was arrested last week and charged with selling stolen books to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Textbook Economics National Review Online By Robert VerBruggen Nathan — I'm not at all worried that the creation of textbooks will lose its profitability. But I do agree that this could save students a decent amount of money. College textbooks are a classic example of a third-party-payer ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
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| Saving cash on college textbooks: E-book rental services compared Digitaltrends.com Recently Amazon launched a Kindle textbook rental service to compete with several other services designed to save college kids some cash. Here's a look at how e-textbook programs compare. Can e-textbooks and accompanying rental services change the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Where To Find The Cheapest College Textbook Newsbycompany (press release) Chances are very good that you want to save money when you are going to college and looking for a college textbook. These books can run a great deal of money and you probably want to get a used book as this can be half of the price of a new one or even ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| College Students Cut Textbook Costs in Half Through CampusBookRentals.com Business Wire (press release) CampusBookRentals.com is an online service where customers can rent college textbooks for a length of time specific to their needs, and at a greatly reduced price that bypasses the inconsistent buyback prices and policies typically found at college ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| College Textbooks For Sale by Chapter WSBT-TV College textbooks that look slick, are easy to carry and cost less? You don't need to read too far into this one. Rich DeMuro is learning about the emerging trend of students and book worms that are now starting to buy books inside one app called ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CampusBookRentals.com Recognized as One of Top 25 Best Young Companies in Utah Business Wire (press release) Started in 2007, CampusBookRentals.com is an online service where customers can rent college textbooks for a length of time specific to their needs, and at a greatly reduced price than what is typically found at college bookstores. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Collegebookrenter.com Announces the "Best of College" Contest San Francisco Chronicle (press release) CollegeBookRenter.com (CBR) is an online college textbook rental company dedicated to saving customers up to 85% on college textbooks. CBR delivers a no-nonsense approach to renting college textbooks. Founded in early 2009 and funded through seed ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The 2011 Edition of the ITIL Library ITSM Professor If you regard the 2011 ITIL update as the equivalent to the revision of a college textbook, you'll understand why this is not a big deal. Academic textbooks are revised on a regular schedule without much fanfare or impact on prior or future students. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tech Hype Blinds Students to Best Textbook Value PR Web (press release) CampusBooks, the top textbook price comparison website, compared the total cost of buying and eventually reselling any of the top 25 most popular college textbooks during the 2011 spring semester against simply purchasing the e-textbook, ... See all stories on this topic » |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
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| E-phemeral E-Books Inside Higher Ed Can academic presses harness the recent popularity of textbook rentals to ... The Michigan press, for instance, lets students rent an e-book for 30 days at ... | ||
| Bookstores hit hard by shifting economy N.C. State University Technician Online The textbook industry is changing fast, with rental services becoming more popular among ... "We have launched a new business strategy—rent-every-book. ... | ||
| A New Plan to Replace High-Priced College Texts Good E-Reader The Michigan press, for instance, lets students rent an e-book for 30 days at 40 percent of the full e-book price, or for 180 days at 75 percent of the full ... | ||
| Never Pay Retail For These 7 Expenses San Francisco Chronicle Buy a textbook that is previously owned, or buy an electronic book. If you can, rent your book or borrow it at the library. ... |
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| Book Hero Introducing Cost Effective Way of Getting College Textbooks Online PR News (press release) university and college textbook. It is great news for all those students who were looking for an affordable solution of getting textbooks to complement their study. Book Hero (an online textbook rental website) is based in Fortitude Valley, Queensland. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CheapTextbooks.org Helps Students Save Big Bucks on Textbooks The Open Press (press release) San Jose, CA (OPENPRESS) July 5, 2011 – The price of college textbooks are steadily increasing, adding to the burden of paying for high college tuition. In fact, textbook prices have risen by a whopping 186% within the past 10 years according to the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| How To Buy Textbooks Cheaper Online FOX Charlotte CHARLOTTE, NC - College textbooks cost an arm and a leg. That's why students look online to get a break from campus bookstore's high prices and one internet retailer is taking notice. Now, Amazon.com is offering US college students a major deal. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| eCampus.com Partners with Best New Ad Ltd. to Give College Students Real-world ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Established in 1999, eCampus.com initially built its business around new and used textbooks, but has quickly grown into one of the largest online stores to offer all textbook buying options including textbook rental for college and high school students ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 10 Fast Ways to Save Money at College Patch.com This will allow you to purchase used editions online or in the college bookstore before your classmates get a hold of them. Used textbooks are half the price of new books. Campusbooks.com stores carry 90 percent of the college textbooks, and deliveries ... See all stories on this topic » |
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
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| Cops bust alleged college textbook theft ring in Gwinnett Atlanta Journal Constitution By David Ibata Police have arrested three people and are seeking a fourth in connection with a series of textbook thefts from the library at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Channel 2 Action News reports. The four would take the books, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Inkling Reinvents Textbooks NBC Bay Area When it comes to a legacy technology that badly needs to be disrupted, it's hard to imagine a better example than the college textbook. It's big, heavy, expensive (often over $200), and -- as Matt MacInnis, CEO of the disruptive digital textbook ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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