Sunday, August 26, 2012

Google Alert - college textbooks


College textbooks: how to spend less this year
Christian Science Monitor
Textbook prices may be a joke, but for students entering college this fall, buying textbooks is no joking matter. The average American student spends between $700 and $1000 per year on textbooks, according to a US Department of Education study.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Save on college textbooks Deal Detective Jenna Urban
Go Lackawanna
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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 ...
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Google Alert - rent textbook


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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Consumer Minute: Amazon rents textbooks, vacation deals
WKYC-TV
Amazon.com is unveiling a cheaper option for college students buying textbooks. The retailer is renting textbooks, which is becoming a popular option. The company launched "Amazon textbook rental" which allows students to rent books and save up to 70 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Google Alert - college textbooks


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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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How to score HUGE savings on college textbooks
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
Colleges will soon be starting back up, and while the tuition may already have you broke, you're still not done spending cash. Textbooks are one of the priciest items on the list, but there are ways to save. There are lots of book rental sites out ...
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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 ...
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Books Don't Have to Break Your Bank
U Weekly
Buying college textbooks is a huge drain on the budget of a college student. When you have five or six classes that all require textbooks that retail for $200, the costs really start to add up. Buying books is expensive. However, it doesn't have to be ...
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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 ...
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School bucks books for iPads to save money
WWAY NewsChannel 3
"There is a significant savings by doing it on the e-books," Snyder said. "A chemistry college textbook available at the bookstore would be $230. We can download that same book on the e-book for $99." Morgan Cruze is a junior at Early College. She says ...
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Google Alert - rent textbook


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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Kayak For Textbooks: How BIGWORDS Raised $80M, Went Bankrupt, Then Got ...
TechCrunch
Last week, Amazon launched its own textbook rental service to compete with the likes of Chegg and Barnes and Noble, and Sherwood says that the first company Amazon called to partner with was BIGWORDS. Why? Because today BIGWORDS is a price ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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