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| SMU to begin offering textbook rental program Winona360 Saint Mary's will become part of a select group of colleges/universities offering students a textbook rental program. This opportunity is made possible thanks to a partnership forged between Saint Mary's administration and the campus bookstore, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| AfterCollege Partners With BookRenter to Save Students Money on Textbooks Marketwire (press release) Users can access an AfterCollege-branded bookstore, powered by BookRenter, to purchase or rent textbooks at http://aftercollege.bookrenterstore.com/. BookRenter currently powers over 560 stores and serves six million students at universities like ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Students have many options when shopping for textbooks Iowa State Daily Rental textbooks are also available at the University Bookstore. "[Rentals] can be anywhere from 40 to 80 percent less than purchasing a book," DeLashmutt said. "All you're doing is paying a rental fee, so you're agreeing that you are going to rent the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Students Saving Millions in Textbook Expenses Inside INdiana Business (press release) Ivy Tech Community College says students saved $9.5 million in textbook expenses this last fiscal year. The school says the savings were achieved through Follett Higher Education Group's Rent-A-Text and used book programs. The company is managing the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Stepping up to the Genius Bar Campus Technology "According to our research," says Riedman, "an average new textbook sells for about $75. You can rent that textbook new for about $44. A digital book on average costs $45. It's not necessarily more cost-effective to use an e-textbook. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Save Money and Time, and Just Have Fun Salem State Log Personally, I enjoy Chegg because of their great service and prompt delivery, but if I am looking for an older edition or rare textbook for rent, I will usually use Bookrenter, because Bookrenter, which is the nation's oldest online book rental site, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CU-Boulder students get little relief in book buybacks Colorado Daily Parker estimated she spent a little more than $200 this semester to purchase six books and rent about six more. She said the $10 refund is her entire payback for the spring. With final exams scheduled throughout the week, Shipping on the Hill owner ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Oklahoma City's Palagio is textbook retail project NewsOK.com Odom said he's not raking it in with that lease rate; because of the land cost for the high-visibility corner and the high-finish of the build-to-suit project, it takes such a high rent to make it work. Knowing Craig Bothwell helped. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Google Alert - rent textbook
Google Alert - college textbooks
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| Kindle so-so for students, UW study concludes The Seattle Times (blog) College textbooks are a holy grail for the electronic book industry, but apparently they still have a ways to go, based on the UW study, conducted during the 2009-2010 school year. "There is no e-reader that supports what we found these students doing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Students encouraged to avoid textbook buyback scams The Daily Titan By Heather Houghton While the end of the semester looms and students look forward to the extra cash gained by selling their textbooks, many college students look back on bad experiences with selling their books to companies outside of school. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| E-books taking over on campus WSU Guardian Not only are e-textbooks beneficial to students, but college faculty may find them valuable as well due to the different benefits available to them such as evaluation, comprehensive content, accessibility and student support. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New Educational Apps of the Month MindShift One of the largest providers of digital content, the CourseSmart app gives Android users access to an in-app bookstore containing about 90% of all required college textbooks. (Free, Android, College) See all stories on this topic » | ||
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