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| Used and New Textbook Rentals From Alibris Give Students Lower-Priced Options
PR Newswire (press release) 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibris, a division of Monsoon Commerce and the premier online marketplace for new and used books, textbooks, music, movies, and video games, introduces the first online textbook rental marketplace, featuring textbooks for rent ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UH students offered option of renting textbooks
KHON2 The University of Hawaii is launching a textbook rental program at all eight of its Bookstore locations. Starting Monday, students will be able to rent textbooks at between 40% to 50% of the regular price. The program includes more than 300 titles with ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| University of Hawaii to rent textbooks to students
The Republic AP The school says over 300 titles and 14000 textbooks will be available for rent. The cost of renting a book is about 40 to 50 percent of what it costs to buy a textbook at full price. Books available for rent are listed on the bookstore website, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Do e-Textbooks Help Students Save Money?
San Francisco Chronicle Let's examine the potential cost savings of choosing e-textbook rental over other common options. Both Amazon and Barnes and Noble enable customers to rent electronic textbooks. How does the price of an electronic textbook rental compare to the price ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Book rental a popular option at MCC
Mohave Valley News Students can rent the books online and have them shipped, and after the semester is over, they can use an online prepaid return shipping label to send their books back to the store. Complete information about textbook rental from B&N is available on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UC Davis, CSUS bookstores selling more digital textbooks
Sacramento Bee Rental and digital books are a move to offer students more options. Meghan Fitzpatrick, a spokeswoman for Follett, said 20 percent of sales at the CSUS bookstore last year were from textbook rentals, saving students $1.5 million on the price of new ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tech-Savvy Textbook Savings for Back-to-School
GamerCrave.com Chegg: Chegg has dominated the textbook rental market recently, and for good reason: it's super easy to use. Chegg lets students rent their print textbooks for the semester, and at the end, students just print a label, pop the book in a box, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Alvernia students can lighten load with e-books
Reading Eagle Many textbooks required for Alvernia courses are now available to students in multiple forms. A student can buy or rent a new or used textbook or buy or rent a digital version. Students who opt for digital get a code to download the book onto PCs, ... See all stories on this topic » |
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Google Alert - rent textbook
Google Alert - college textbooks
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| Saving on college textbooks
CBS News Kelli Grant, Sr. Consumer Reporter for SmartMoney.com, offers some ways to slash your textbook costs. First, try renting your books instead of buying. Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Chegg.com and other sites -- even your college bookstore -- now offer rental ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| College students share tips to save money on textbooks
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) “You can ask friends, classmates and people you're in clubs, band or Greek life with. I've been able to borrow books for a semester from friends of friends many times.” Do you have other tips for saving money on college textbooks? ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Savvy Shopping For College Textbooks
Westchester.com Albany NY - Students heading to college this fall may find it easier to shop and compare pricing for textbooks now that colleges and universities provide book lists for courses upon registration. The New York Higher Education Services Corporation ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| CampusBookRentals.com Offers Easy, Affordable Experience for College Students ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) CampusBookRentals.com is an online site where both new and gently used college textbooks can be rented at a significantly reduced price than what is typically found at college bookstores, and users of the service are praising the company for its ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Online Bookseller Campusbookrentals Gets 20m In Funding
Portfolio.com (blog) While general interest booksellers are struggling—and in the case of Borders, failing—to compete with e-books, the college textbook industry seems to be getting straight A's in investment circles. The latest example: CampusBookRentals.com. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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