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Kno giving away free textbooks

Rent Textbooks — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:12:42 +0000

Each semester is rung in with the fact that textbooks must be purchased for upcoming classes. For those students who are adept in finding used textbooks at a deal in comparison with new versions, save money by finding cheap textbooks. Thanks to company’s like Kno, a digital textbook retailer, and the 20 Million Minds Foundation, [...]

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Textbook Rentals beat out iPad and Electronic Textbooks

Rent Textbooks — Fri, 13 May 2011 22:17:49 +0000

More and more companies are releasing tablets from the iPad to the Kno tablet, many with high hopes of rapidly converting everyone to reading electronic books. However, according to a new survey by the Student Monitor, students still prefer printed textbooks and really like to rent textbooks online. The survey consisted of 1200 participants with [...]

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Kno decides cheap textbooks answer lies in software

Rent Textbooks — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:49:38 +0000

The Kno tablet was to be a hardware solution for cheap textbooks. As we reported in January, Kno tablet thought their unique tablet design was the answer; however, it now appears they believe the answers lies in software. They recently secured another $30 million in investment capital led by Intel Capital. As a part of [...]

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Will the Kno be the answer to cheap textbooks?

Rent Textbooks — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:17:01 +0000

Will the Kno tablet prove to be the answer for cheap textbooks? Users will have to see what they think of the single and dual screen tablet.

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College students prefer print textbooks to eTextbooks?

Rent Textbooks — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:03:52 +0000

Despite being more and more technology savvy, current college students still prefer buying or renting printed textbooks to electronic formats.

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Kaplan Publishing extends free eBook promotion

Rent Textbooks — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:52:05 +0000

Kaplan Publishing extends free eBooks on iBookstore app

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Universities rejecting the iPad for textbooks?

Rent Textbooks — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:25:42 +0000

No, not because of the poor name, but rather because of networking stability and bandwidth issues. I could not find much for details, but apparently several universities including Princeton and George Washington have banned the device and relayed concerns to Apple. In typical Apple fashion they are apparently “unaware” of any issues, (personal note: [...]

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Is renting textbooks green and eco-friendly?

Rent Textbooks — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:49:37 +0000

In honor of the upcoming 40th Earth Day on April 22, we are exploring the question of the whether renting books is earth friendly. Here is some food for thought and we welcome your questions and comments: 1) Renting books has been happening for years in the form of buying textbooks from your local university [...]

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CengageBrain book rental prices and information

Rent Textbooks — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:28:53 +0000

Hey everyone, CengageBrain etextbook prices and textbook rental policies are now active on the site. Please review the information and let me know if you see any issues. The textbook rental review system should be working now, though I had to delete out all the old records. Please add your feedback to help other students [...]

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