| Amazon Offering Physical Textbooks for Rent PC Magazine Amazon last summer unveiled its Kindle Textbook Rental service, which lets students rent textbooks on their Kindles or Kindle apps for up to a year. With that service, rental times start at 30 days and can go up to 360 days, depending on how long the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Textbook renting more expensive, study says UNLV The Rebel Yell "Our mission has always been to stay on top of the latest trends in purchasing or renting textbooks, so that when customers come to our website they can trust our first recommendation," said Jeff Sherwood, founder and CEO of Bigwords.com. The company's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Rent or buy? Scottsboro Daily Sentinel Websites like allbookstores.com, bigwords.com and campusbooks.com offer cross price comparisons, allowing students to double check over the Internet the best price for a textbook. The website also showcases new, used, rental and digital text book options. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
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| Book rental is getting the old college try Fort Worth Star Telegram "The number of college stores offering textbook rental over the past three years has skyrocketed from only about 300 in 2009 to nearly all of our more than 3,000 college store members," said Charles Schmidt, association spokesman. "Rental is the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 5 Ways to Save Money on Textbooks Business Insider Rental Fees: If you're renting from a traditional textbook rental site, like Chegg.com, make sure you know the fees in case you lose the book or return it late or damaged. If returned late, the rental company will usually extend the duration of your ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Textbook purchases decrease nationally Florida Flambeau "I usually rent them if I can help it," he said. "It's usually cheaper than buying, and there isn't much you can do with a textbook once the semester ends, so I'd rather just part with it after a few months and get some money back in return. If I have ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Riding the book-rental wave Chico News & Review The last time we checked in with David Buckley, executive director of Chico State's Associated Students, back in January 2011, rapidly declining book sales at what was then called the A.S. Bookstore had forced the store into decreasing its staff, going ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| High textbook costs push ISU to alternatives Indiana Statesman Amazon.com offers a textbook search site for new, used or rental purchases, while SwoopThat.com is a free service tool for students to search for new or used textbooks purchases only. The campus Barnes and Noble bookstore and Chegg.com offer new, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| College Book Renter Extends Discount to ROTC Students Sacramento Bee CollegeBookRenter.com is an online textbook rental company that gives college students an alternative to buying new or used textbooks. With CBR, students rent textbooks at the beginning of the semester and return them – free of charge – when classes ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Ways to Save on College Textbooks OzarksFirst.com According to the College Board, the average college student spent about $1200 on textbooks during the last academic year. Scott Gamm of HelpSaveMyDollars.com., a personal finance site for young adults, says even though the college bookstore may be ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| College Freshmen Prefer E-Books, 'Electronic Narcotics' Education Week News (blog) by guest blogger Mike Bock. If you haven't already seen it on the home page of Education Week's website, the Beloit College Mindset List offers a humorous and at times poignant list of what characterizes the college freshmen class of 2016. The short ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Professor develops textbook flexibility Chicago Tribune Predictions that electronic textbooks would push traditional books to the back shelf on college campuses have so far proved overly optimistic. But Brian Lindshield remains a big believer. The assistant professor of human nutrition at Kansas State ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tips For Trimming Your College Textbook Costs Investor's Business Daily Tips For Trimming Your College Textbook Costs. Mon, Aug 27 2012 00:00:00 E A08_PERSONAL. By PAUL KATZEFFPAUL KATZEFF12655 Beatrice Street Los Angeles CA 90066. USA , INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILYInvestor's Business DailyInvestors.com ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Barnes & Noble College now running Moravian College bookstore The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com Barnes & Noble College in now selling the usual offerings of textbooks, class supplies and Moravian gear in a renovated space, but the bookseller also brings new innovative options, Moravian spokesman Michael P. Wilson said. Students can now rent ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cabrillo College kicks off fall semester: Student body down about 4 percent ... San Jose Mercury News APTOS — Thousands of students replaced their surfboards and flip flops with textbooks and backpacks Monday, the first day of the fall semester at Cabrillo College, where enrollment has fallen an estimated 4 percent since last year. Jesus Hernandez and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Buy-Cheap-Textbooks Textbook price comparison services are saving college students over 70% on their textbooks. Take a test drive ... See all stories on this topic » |
Sunday, August 26, 2012
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| Amazon Joins College Textbook Rental Arena, Students Looking For Deals Turn ... Huffington Post Five years ago, Alan Martin, CEO of Campus Book Rentals, started his company hoping a website could offer college students an way out of buying expensive textbooks. At the time, textbook rental services were practically non-existent. For instance, the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| College Students Rejoice! Amazon Now Rents Textbooks, Too (AMZN) San Francisco Chronicle Chegg also rents physical textbooks, too at up to 70 percent off. It sells new and used textbooks -- which means it also buys used textbooks from students. Santa Clara, CA, startup Kno rents textbooks, too -- and not just for college students, but for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| College textbook spending down The Strategic Sourceror (blog) College textbook spending down A recent study indicates that college students are spending much less on textbooks than in previous years. As tuition for a higher education has skyrocketed, universities are implementing cost savings options to decrease ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Renting College Textbooks VS. Buying CollegeText Books WTVY, Dothan According to the National Association of College Stores, every textbook dollar goes toward the expenses of the publishers, the author, shipping costs and the operations of the college store. (WRDW-TV / July 27, 2011). Erin is a freshman at Troy ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 11 Ways to Save Big on College Textbooks Money Talks News (blog) Class may not start for weeks, but chances are your textbooks are already decided – professors have to give college stores advance notice so they can order copies. So email your profs and ask for the syllabus or required textbook list so you can snag ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Boundless Learning publishes a free replacement for the college textbook Bizjournals.com (blog) With the new college year soon to begin, Boston startup Boundless Learning has just released its first products — free online materials aimed at serving as substitutes for college textbooks — out of beta to the public. The company says it has worked ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Research on housing, books important to saving on college expenses ReporterNews.com An annual look at college affordability by the U.S. Department of Education recently found that the average tuition at a four-year public university climbed 15 percent between 2008 and 2010. The rising cost of a college education has spawned ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Save on college textbooks Deal Detective Jenna Urban Go Lackawanna Save on college textbooks Deal Detective Jenna Urban. 2:54 am. Article appeared on page 19A of Go Lackawanna. Story Tools. Print | E-Mail EMail | Save | Hear Generate QR Code QR. Font size: Font family: Font weight: Text align: Translate Page: ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Neebo And CollegeHumor Partner To Offer College Students A Better Deal On ... Equities.com Plus, all books ordered at Neebo.com include free shipping. After students complete their order, they can enter their college for a chance to win a CollegeHumor Live show in their school's town. The college with the most orders by September 15 will win ... See all stories on this topic » CollegeTextbooksCheaper.com College Textbooks Cheaper is a price comparison site that includes new, used, rental and digital textbooks |
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| Amazon to offer textbook rental service to students Inquirer Amazon does a roaring trade in textbooks given the prices publishers put on 'must-have' titles. However the firm said it will offer a textbook rental service where students can rent textbooks for up to a semester at a time. According to Amazon ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| No shortage of textbook options for students Lincoln Journal Star Many campus bookstores offer the option to rent a textbook for significantly less than buying a new or used copy. Since 2009, University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have saved $10 million by renting rather than buying new textbooks at the University ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Follett Higher Education Group First to Save Students $1 Billion on Textbooks Sacramento Bee Follett Higher Education Group announced students have saved $1 billion in the past three years on textbooks, the second largest out-of-pocket expense after room and board. Students have saved through the company's popular Rent-A-Text, Used, Buyback ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Rockford college bookstores offer rental, e-book options for savings Rockford Register Star ROCKFORD — A new study says college students are spending less on textbooks thanks to the rising availability of e-books and book rental programs. Hillary Allton could well be exhibit A. "I have a friend who I know bought all her books here and she ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Amazon.com launches textbook rental service Computer Business Review "College is expensive, and students are always looking for ways to save money on textbooks, which is why we've long offered great prices on both new and used textbooks," said Ripley MacDonald, Director of Textbooks at Amazon.com. "With Textbook Rental ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| More students renting, purchasing used books to save on college costs Appleton Post Crescent Some say the price of college textbooks is a vicious circle. The cost of printing has risen, and the publisher and author receive only a one-time percentage of the sale of a book so their revenue is limited. In turn, the only action publishers can take ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ohio college students to spend more than $876M on textbooks Dayton Daily News The cost of textbooks increased at quadruple the rate of inflation, growing 22 percent between 2007 and 2011, according to Student Public Interest Research Groups, which has campaigned against rising college costs. Book prices can be "the tipping point ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Colleges get pushback on sales of e-textbooks Lansing State Journal ORG XMIT: JG 38929 ebooklearning10_ 8/4/2010 8/4/10 1:24:46 PM -- McLean or local site, VA -- Hopes are high for the iPad and similar electronic book technology in the classroom. Compared with traditional textbooks, these tablet-style devices, have the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Textbook rentals not a viable option for all college students K-State Collegian As a nontraditional student paying my own way through college, I'm always trying to find ways to save a few bucks. When rental textbooks became available at Varney's Bookstore, I was among the first to give them a try. After a couple of semesters ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Personal Finance: College freshmen need to learn their money limits Sacramento Bee That's no easy feat at a time when college tuition is soaring and student debt loads are crushing. At most UCs this year, the total annual cost is roughly $32500. That includes tuition/fees, room/board, books, supplies, transportation, "personal ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Creative textbook shopping saves money Rimcountry gazette (blog) As many students, and parents, dig deeper to pay for college, textbook costs may be the straw that breaks the bank account. The average price for many students nears $600. But several online bookstores are offering alternatives that could help make ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Textbook buying 101: How to save big Washington Post Amazon recently launched a textbook rental service, and sites such as Bookrenter.com and Chegg.com allow customers to rent a book for a few months, then return it. Or you can forgo paper books entirely: Buy an e-reader and use eBooks, provided they're ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 10 Reasons Buying Textbooks Still Outsmarts Renting Them MainStreet And there are plenty of options out there in terms of finding the best deals on books, which only adds to the confusion. Textbook rentals have become wildly popular, but renting books prevents you from selling the books back after the semester and if ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Don't buy textbooks when you can rent! HLNtv.com It's back-to-school time, which usually means spending tons of money on books. The College Board estimates that the average student at a four-year public college will spend about $1168 this year on books and supplies. That's outrageous. Those books are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| CU-Boulder doubles the number of textbook rentals available in time for fall ... Daily Camera Jeff Olson, a stocker with the University of Colorado Book Store, helps incoming freshman Leah Cohen and her mother, Stephanie, at right, search for the right textbooks on Aug. 14, 2012, on the CU campus. The Cohen's tried to rent the textbooks, but ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Amazon Offers Textbooks for Rental Black Friday Magazine Amazons latest program geared toward providing students with affordable textbook options will allow for textbook rentals at up to 70% off. Students can find the textbooks they require via Amazon.com and then have hardcover copies mailed to them. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| It's Time For LFHS To Let Students Rent Text Books GazeboNews Editor's note: This Reader Forum article was submitted by Jim Callahan of Lake Forest and is a copy of a letter he sent to the Lake Forest High School Board of Education the week of Aug. 6, 2012. It represents the writer's opinions and not necessarily ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| BookRenter Announces Rollout of E-Textbooks, Gives Students Even More ... Broadcast Newsroom SAN MATEO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/14/12 -- BookRenter™, the leading textbook rental service from Rafter, Inc., today announced the availability of e-textbooks, which will provide students with even more ways to help lower the cost of their ... See all stories on this topic » CollegeTextbooksCheaper.com College Textbooks Cheaper is a price comparison site that includes new, used, rental and digital textbooks |
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