Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Google Alert - rent textbook


Cornell Store Expands Book Rental Option by 80 Percent
Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun
As students attempted to save money when buying textbooks and course packets this year, Cornell Store employees tried to help mitigate the cost of their class materials — expanding the number of titles available in its textbook rental program by 80 ...
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Textbook rental program saves students money
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
Students returning to classes last week at the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County were spared the sticker shock of having to purchase all of their books thanks to a new textbook rental program. Instead of shelling out hundreds of dollars ...
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Delaware Catholic high school students rent textbooks in pilot program
Georgia Bulletin
St. Mark's partnered with Follett to have students rent all the textbooks they need for a flat rate of $250. St. Mark's is serving as the national pilot school for the rental program. If successful, the program eventually could be in place in high ...
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Textbooks: By the numbers
The Free Press of the University of Southern Maine
Getting ready for a new semester takes work and foresight. If you're anything like me, buying textbooks is one of the last things on your list. Especially if you pay for textbooks out of pocket, it's a lump sum, rent check, mortgage payment of a ...
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Cheap textbooks easy to find
Maroon
Don't let textbook prices become the wet blanket to your new semester excitement. There are many ways students can save money on textbooks from buying used or choosing an e-book to searching comparison websites or using rental services. According to ...
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ICC: Textbook Rentals at All-Time High
CIproud.com
EAST PEORIA-The number of students renting textbooks at Illinois Center College is at an all-time high. Illinois Central College expects to rent more than 8,000 textbooks for Fall semester. That's nearly twice as many as last semester. On average, ICC ...
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Digital Textbooks Still Not Catching On With College Students
Digital Book World
The latest example is Amazon, which has plunged bigtime into the textbook rental market. Why has it proven so hard for digital textbooks to establish a beachhead? In 2010 we reported on a number of campuses around the nation. Students complained that ...
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