Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Google Alert - rent textbook

News9 new results for rent textbook
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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Students save with textbook rental plan
Queen's Journal
The cost of shipping a book to the Campus Bookstore would in some cases double the rental price. The cost is $12 plus $4 per extra title to order them. On top of these costs is the actual textbook rental price which varies by length of time. ...
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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 ...
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Textbooks: knowing your options and cutting costs
The Cord
In addition to sourcing books online and buying used books, students are increasingly turning to other alternatives, such as renting textbooks to save themselves a few dollars. BookAccess.ca, founded in 2010, offers a wide range of textbooks for ...
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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 ...
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Google Alert - college textbooks

News10 new results for college textbooks
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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9/11 included in books but not lesson plan
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
By Mark Guydish mguydish@timesleader.com University of Scranton Professor Jean Harris holds her textbook, 'American Democracy Now,' in her office in Scranton. If being part of college textbooks is the criteria, then yes, the attacks 10 years ago became ...
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