Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Google Alert - rent textbook


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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Book rentals, ebooks are changing the landscape for college students
Main Line
According to a study by Book Industry Study Group called "Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education," 11 percent of students now rent textbooks while less than 60 percent of students who responded buy the current new or used print edition of ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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Back to School Guide: How to Save Money on Textbooks
TechnoBuffalo
Amazon recently announced its new textbook rental service to help students save money. The company promises that students can save up to 70 percent on textbooks and allows students to keep them for 130 days, or about the length of a standard college ...
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TechnoBuffalo
Saving a motza for the student survivor
Sydney Morning Herald
They initially explored the idea of digital textbooks on iPads, but after receiving little cooperation from publishers they turned to a much older medium, the physical book.Their site Zookal, a combination of book and retail – with a Z - rents ...
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Sydney Morning Herald



Google Alert - college textbooks


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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Textbook price-check tool met with doubt
San Francisco Chronicle
Campus bookstores hate the idea, and even some college students are skeptical of the new effort by a former California lawmaker to help them save money on textbooks for hundreds of classes on nearly every campus from Alabama to the Yukon Territory.
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San Francisco Chronicle
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 ...
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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 ...
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Don't forget insurance for your college-bound kids
USA TODAY
Textbooks ordered? Check. Shopping completed? Yep. Insurance taken care of? Oops. Insurance needs are often overlooked in the last-minute scramble. But relying on existing coverage — or a lack of it — can end up costing families during the college ...
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USA TODAY
Buy-Cheap-Textbooks
Textbook price comparison services are saving college students over 70% on their textbooks. Take a test drive ...
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