Archive | Textbooks
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Editorial: That textbook comes to zero dollars
At the beginning of each semester, students begrudgingly trudge to the bookstore to pay an exorbitant price to purchase textbooks for their classes.
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New websites offer more savings on textbooks than usual retailers
Every semester, college students must begin purchasing textbooks and materials for new classes again. Textbook prices seem to rise every year, and many students look to alternatives like rental books or shopping online to save money.
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Study finds buying, selling textbooks cheaper than renting
As students wait in line to buy textbooks during the first week of classes, new research has been released to propose the most cost effective way to get textbooks. The study, done by BigWords.
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Supreme Court may restrict access to cheaper textbooks
The Supreme Court heard arguments for the case Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley and Sons, which centers on the issue of whether international copyrighted works can be bought and sold in the United States without the owner’s consent, last Monday.
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Textbooks tear wallets
Students preparing for the semester have probably spent the last week scouring the Internet for ways to save money on textbooks required for many of their classes.
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Amazon.com launches textbook rental program
Students can now add Amazon.com to the list of websites to scour when comparing prices for textbook rentals. Amazon, which already sells and buys textbooks, launched a textbook rental program Wednesday, according to a press release.
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Amazon sales tax for California begins in September
Students in California will encounter higher prices when purchasing their textbooks on Amazon.com for their classes this fall. The online retail company will start collecting sales tax in California beginning on Sept. 15, said Scott Stanzel, an Amazon spokesman.
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Supreme Court to rule on case over textbooks imported and sold in U.S.
To cut costs for books, Matt Panopio bought his thermodynamics textbook from an international seller through eBay for about $50 cheaper than the cover price.
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Editorial: Amazon’s dirt cheap e-book prices hurt authors
Apple Inc. and five major book publishers were recently charged by the U.S. Justice Department with colluding to raise e-book prices. Apple, however, is fighting the charges, saying, “The Department of Justice’s accusation of collusion against Apple is simply not true.