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| Pirate Service Makes Textbook Rentals Last Forever TorrentFreak "To revolutionize the digital e-textbook industry and change it permanently." Now the site is stepping up its assault against "textbook monopolists" by offering a brand new service to not only reduce the costs of digital textbook rentals, ... See all stories on this topic » |
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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| Get Your College Textbooks Cheap U.S. News & World Report But one mode of information exchange on campus has remained a constant: the expensive textbook. The average full-time student spent nearly $700 on course materials in the 2009-2010 academic year, calculates the National Association of College Stores. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Poor college kid? 'Library Pirate' wants to help you Afterdawn.com Library Pirate wants to help poor college kids with the outrageous prices of university textbooks. The site's goal is: "Our mission is simple and specific. To revolutionize the digital e-textbook industry and change it permanently. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Student group pushes open source textbooks at UC Irvine OCRegister The activist group began its current tour of college campuses Aug. 31, arriving at the UC system just as classes began this week. The aim of the tour is to collect 10000 signatures in favor of open-source textbooks – books that are licensed and free ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Internet "pirates" help with textbook sticker shock TG Daily Sometimes the supplemental website materials that are assigned by instructors and paired with textbooks cost $30-50 - without even giving you access to the book itself. Most cash strapped college students would agree that something needs to change, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Library Pirates Unlock Rented Digital Textbooks, Takes Aim at Publishers Geekosystem by Max Eddy | 1:45 pm, September 26th, 2011 As eBooks and eBook readers become more and more commonplace, there has been growing anticipation that digital textbooks will be the next big thing on college campuses. With some students hoping to beat the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CourseSmart(R) Study Reveals Telling Link Between Communication and Study ... MarketWatch (press release) Financial fears could also deter conventional study habits, paving the way for increased usage of digital course materials: 63 percent of college students think eTextbooks are less expensive than traditional textbooks. "As financial concerns affect ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fairfax County schools switch to digital textbooks Washington Post Other students said having the netbooks and online text in class is preparing them for college classes, where laptops are more heavily used for note taking. "In high school, it's a bit harder to be connected," senior Brenna Hanes, 17, said. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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| An Interview with BookRenter Co-Founder Chris Williams ZippyCart As a textbook-rental company, I feel the need to ask you about learning: what's your learning process been like, both in your professional life as a whole, ... | ||
| Some things you can't learn from a textbook MetroNews Canada ... of the six free courses she has planned, some that involve acting out parts of plays from Rent to Plato's Republic, and all with free food thrown in. ... |
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| Cengage Learning and Verba Partner to Simplify Textbook Price Comparisons PR Newswire (press release) ... global provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions, and Verba announced they are working together to help students surface a range of online pricing options for textbooks efficiently through participating college stores. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chegg Expands into $7 Billion College Recruiting Market; Increases Student ... PR Newswire (press release) "With our acquisition of Zinch, we're extending our mission to high school students through the $7 billion college recruiting market, while continuing to break down the barriers of a college education, from the high cost of tuition and textbooks to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Petitions circle campus to lower textbook costs UW Badger Herald The aim of the tour is to collect 10000 signatures in favor of Open Textbooks, a program allowing free digital access to participating college textbooks and print options of textbooks at low costs. Two mascots standing tall at around 5-feet have grown ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Braille textbooks for Bangalore varsity students The Hindu ... Braille textbooks and audio cassettes for undergraduate courses. The Vice-Chancellor will hand over the study material at a function on September 24 at 11.30 am at the Seminar Hall, Jnana Jyothi Convention Centre, Central College campus, here. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ten Things College Students Waste Money On Forbes Students who average 4 classes per semester and only have two books per class could save $5760 over four years on textbooks. Tuition – For the 2010-11 school year, the average cost of tuition and fees for a public college was just over $7600, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fire rescue complex offers college students real-life training Star Community Newspapers By Chris Beattie, cbeattie@acnpapers.com Some Collin College students spend their days in class reading hefty textbooks and memorizing the bold words. Others wield chainsaws and run into rooms engulfed in flames. Those would be students in the school's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hidden costs of college surprise students The Pendulum There are the obvious costs of tuition, room and board and textbooks, but what other costs go into paying for college? Elon has accounted in some ways for the extra costs of living. Patrick Murphy, director of Financial Planning, said the estimate for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Declining Value Of A College Degree San Francisco Chronicle These dollar amounts do not include textbooks, room and board, and other costs related to attending college. If a student, or his or her family, can afford to pay these costs outright, the monetary value of his or her degree will be more than a student ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A $10000 college education? Stockton Record "I'm challenging our institutions of higher education to develop bachelor's degrees that cost no more than $10000, including textbooks," Perry said during his State of the State remarks earlier this year. And just how does he propose that schools offer ... See all stories on this topic » |
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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| Textbook rentals on the rise The Independent Florida Alligator Pre-med student Marlon Rodriguez had to take this into consideration when purchasing his genetics textbook. Rather than paying $184 to purchase the textbook he needed this semester, Rodriguez opted to rent it for $138. Renting textbooks has become ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Amazon Launches On Demand Textbook Rental for Kindle T.H.E. Journal Online retailer Amazon.com now allows students to rent textbooks on its popular Kindle tablet on demand, which, the company says, could result in discounts of up to 80 percent. Students can customize the length of their rental period, purchasing any ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Students stuck with custom textbooks SHSU Houstonian Online These tailored books can typically only be bought through the campus bookstore, unless specially ordered by local textbook stores. Students cannot rent them through commonly used online textbook rental companies, such as Chegg.com, or local textbook ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Next up for Amazon, an e-book rental library for readers? TechFlash Next up for Amazon, an e-book rental library for readers? Amazon.com already has a special textbook rental service for college students. And now Amazon is said to be readying a Netflix-like service to allow readers to rent electronic novels, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lightening the textbook burden Minnesota Daily The University of Minnesota's bookstore offers used textbooks and the option to rent some, but they need to do more. Many books don't have used copies available despite advertising used prices. The University bookstore should also offer more textbooks ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| School Book Savings Patch.com Textbooks.com advertises the best prices on textbooks-guaranteed-along with free shipping for orders over $25.00. Their site also features textbook rentals, eBook downloads and book buybacks! If you want to rent your textbook, Textbook Rentals will ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Getting closer towards the Digital Backpack Big Think A couple of weeks ago Chegg, the leading textbook rental company decided to reshape its business and evolve into a one-stop-shop for students. Chegg users can now not only rent textbooks via the newly designed platform but also connect with other ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Cost-conscious UMD students join nationwide 'Textbook Rebellion' South Coast Today Barry was among the students to sign a petition Tuesday favoring affordable textbooks. The petition drive at UMass Dartmouth was organized by "Textbook Rebellion," a national coalition for lower college textbook prices. The event was one of 40 rallies ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Saylor Foundation Launches Multi-Million Dollar Open Textbook Challenge PR Newswire (press release) Eligible textbooks will reinforce and expand upon subject areas correlating to the 200+ free online college-level courses available at Saylor.org, which are drawn from high-enrollment majors at traditional US colleges. The texts will also be openly ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Flat World Knowledge Signs eText Agreement With Indiana University to ... MarketWatch (press release) IRVINGTON, NY, Sep 09, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Flat World Knowledge, the largest publisher of expert-authored and peer-reviewed open college textbooks, announced today that it has signed a university-wide licensing agreement with Indiana ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| How to Save on College Textbooks and Journal Articles Savings.com (blog) Monbiot primarily cites the astronomical costs of journal articles, but the average college student has more experience with expensive college textbooks. These books can sometimes cost hundreds of dollars, with new editions that come out yearly ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Students shop around for college textbooks WCAX This may be Owen Howard's junior year, but this is the first time he's actually looking at price tags of textbooks. "This is the first year I had to buy books myself and they're pretty expensive. The math books are expensive," Howard said. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Saylor Foundation Launches Multi-Million Dollar Open Textbook Challenge Sacramento Bee 7, 2011 -- Open Education Non-Profit Offers $20000 to Each College Textbook Author Willing to License Texts Openly Under Creative Commons Licensing and Allow Free Use for Students and Educators WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2011 The Saylor Foundation ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Saylor Foundation Kicks Off Open Textbook Challenge Campus Technology Eligible textbooks will expand on the more-than 200 free online college-level courses available at Saylor.org. (A list of applicable subjects is available online.) The texts will be available to anyone in the world and freely distributed via various ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Don't buy 'by the book' Eastern Echo According to a 2004 report from the State Public Interest Research Groups, the average student will spend $900 per year on college textbooks. This does not include students who attend spring and summer semesters. This is roughly one-fifth of the cost ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 3 Canadian Colleges Move to iPad Textbooks Campus Technology Pearson's free eText for iPad app version 1.1, currently available in the Apple iTunes Store, allows students to access digital versions of its college textbooks with a Pearson username and password. The app's "bookshelf" displays all the titles ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Tuesday, September 06, 2011
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| Cost of College Textbooks is Outrageous Patch.com My 17 year old daughter is starting her second year of the Running Start program at Green River Community College (GRCC) in Auburn. I am appalled at the cost of textbooks, especially compared to when I went to college a little more than two decades ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Buying College Textbooks? SwoopThat Hunts Down Your Best Deals DailyFinance The search for deals on textbooks can be a cat-and-mouse game: Students must weigh the convenience and full-retail prices of on-campus stores versus the more prolonged effort of hunting down used books, discount deals or rentals on the Web. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| eCampus.com Teams Up With the "Mindset List" to Create Visual Snapshots of a ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Since its founding in July of 1999, eCampus.com has grown into a major online retailer providing cheap textbooks for college and high school students. eCampus.com's stated mission is to provide the easiest, fastest, and cheapest way for college and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Textbooks for cash The Roundup The Student Store was packed with students buying and selling books on the first day of the Fall semester at Pierce College. The Pierce College Textbook Buyback is located behind CopyTech and available to students now. The Buyback is open Monday ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| NJPIRG tour raises awareness on cheaper textbook options RU Daily Targum The event, called the "Textbook Rebellion" and held on the steps of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus, was part of a national tour of 40 campuses that aims to bring awareness about the high costs of textbooks to college students. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Jensen: Make fewer physical textbooks a reality in 2012 Iowa State Daily Just imagine not having to do price comparison, finding places to rent a book or wait in lines to be later ripped off by the phenomenon of textbook pricing. ... | ||
| Patch Picks: Five Ways to Spend Less on Textbooks Patch.com Many textbooks are available for rent, which is a lot cheaper than buying the book and reselling it. At www.textbookrevolt.com, you can have a rented book ... | ||
| Jonathan Takiff: Go back to school with cool gadgets Sacramento Bee Have you bought a new textbook lately? Prices are staggering. But if the student only needs a book for a few weeks or chapters, Amazon offers a "rent it" ... |
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