Posted on 05 February 2013.
At the beginning of each semester, students begrudgingly trudge to the bookstore to pay an exorbitant price to purchase textbooks for their classes. Many others, looking to save money, resort to purchasing books through online retailers like Amazon, where they often revel in having saved money before realizing they somehow received the wrong book.
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Posted on 14 January 2013.
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.
Posted on 09 January 2013.
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.
Posted on 08 November 2012.
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.
Posted on 27 August 2012.
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.
Posted on 09 August 2012.
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.
Posted on 06 August 2012.
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. The change is more than a year in the making.
Posted on 06 May 2012.
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.
Posted on 20 April 2012.
Apple Inc. and five major book publishers were recently charged by the U.S. Justice Department with colluding to raise e-book prices.
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Posted on 25 January 2012.
College students’ backpacks are getting heavier and their textbook receipts are getting longer, but their backs aren’t getting stronger. Students may feel a lighter load, however, with the recent addition of digital textbooks to iPads, laptops and cellphones.
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