Tuesday, July 26, 2011

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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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Will Apple Kill the iPod?
MyFox Houston
Amazon.com has unveiled textbook rentals for students to use on the Kindle e-reader. The website says students will save up to 80 percent off the retail price of traditional text books, if they just rent them in the electronic format instead of buying ...
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MyFox Houston
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. ...
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