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How to Find Cheaper College Textbooks - New York Times (new window)
2010-08-11
You might call it the college student’s first lesson in exploitation: paying $100 for a textbook, then getting a mere $12 when reselling to the campus bookstore at the end of the semester.
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Textbook rentals going viral - The News Journal (new window)
2010-08-09
Some relief has arrived for strapped college students: Rental textbooks have gone mainstream.
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Get college textbooks for less by renting instead of buying - USA Today (new window)
2010-08-07
College students will be able to shop early and save hundreds of dollars on textbooks as more than 1,000 campus bookstores nationwide launch discounted rental programs this fall.
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How to save at college - by the book - Houston Chronicle (new window)
2010-08-01
Complaints about rising tuition haven't done much good, but college students may have more success with high-priced textbooks. Students at a growing number of colleges will be able to rent books this fall for less than half the price of a new book.
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How to save at college - by the book - Houston Chronicle (new window)
2010-08-01
Complaints about rising tuition haven't done much good, but college students may have more success with high-priced textbooks. Students at a growing number of colleges will be able to rent books this fall for less than half the price of a new book.
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Lowering the cost of college textbooks - NPR: Marketplace (new window)
2010-07-30
Textbooks can add hundreds of dollars to college bills. The average price of new textbooks has gone up 7 1/2 percent the past two years in a row according to the Labor Department.
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Cost of textbooks must be disclosed - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (new window)
2010-07-22
The up-front disclosure of book prices and the exact ISBN identifying number of the book -- where practical -- is required under a new federal law aimed at reducing textbook prices through increased awareness and competition.
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Lawmaker to push for open online textbooks - eCampus News (new window)
2010-07-21
A new federal law aims to lower skyrocketing college textbook costs by making students privy to a class’s book prices before they register for the course, requires publishers to disclose book prices to professors, and rids textbooks of “bundles” like CDs and access to web sites that raise prices.
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New Rule to Curb Textbook Costs Irks Some Faculty - The Chronicle of Higher Education (new window)
2010-06-06
College bookstores are reporting early successes in complying with new federal rules designed to reduce textbook costs, but some faculty members say the new procedures have burdened them with busywork.
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Web not yet the answer to college-text costs - The Philadelphia Inquirer (new window)
2010-02-08
A small but growing number already are buying digital texts, many of which are half the price of books. Experts expect students to have more choices as campuses, professors, and companies look for new ways to make texts available and more affordable.
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