According to an article published on BusinessInsider.com, there has been an 812% increase in the cost of College Textbooks since 1978. That's phenomenal, outrunning CPI by a shocking 600% plus. As quoted in the BusinessInsider.com article "Professor Mark Perry of Carpe Diem blog has been following this bubble closely". You can check out Mark's analysis in the full article from BusinessInsider. Continue Reading about 812% Rise in Textbook Prices says BusinessInsider.com
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College Tips: Buying Cheap Textbooks Online
Trying to save a penny or just got out of budget to buy one of the most important supplies you need in college. The solution to this dilemma of yours is to search and buy online textbooks. But there is a lot of textbooks available online, the question is how would you get the best value out of it. Listed below are the top tips for buying textbooks online. 1. Buy textbooks early. Buy your Continue Reading about College Tips: Buying Cheap Textbooks Online
6 Tips for Finding a Job After College
It's incredibly challenging to find a job in today's market. The economy is hurting, so it has become increasingly more difficult for recent college grads (whether at the undergrad or the graduate level) to find jobs, let alone those in their field. New graduates may be first in their class, but if they don't have the experience, their resumes nearly always get lost in a black hole. The Continue Reading about 6 Tips for Finding a Job After College
Best Online College Textbook Rental Web Sites for Cheap Textbooks
Everyone knows that textbook prices are out of control even with new options in recent years like textbook rentals and buying used textbooks online. The average college student spends around $900 per year on textbooks with publishers trying to raise prices with "enhanced" unnecessary features like pass-codes, CDs, and other content not required. Textbook publishers deploying such tactics have Continue Reading about Best Online College Textbook Rental Web Sites for Cheap Textbooks
Amazon launches College Textbooks App for Buying and Trade-in Values
Amazon has launched an app specifically focused on college textbooks and students today to complement their Kindle textbook rental store and their textbook buyback program which offers trade-in credit instead of cash for textbooks. Amazon has been making a big push into the college student marketplace this year as we have chronicled in Amazon stories. The new app allows college students to Continue Reading about Amazon launches College Textbooks App for Buying and Trade-in Values
Amazon enters textbook rental market with Kindle Textbook Rentals
Amazon is entering the textbook rental landscape by launching their Kindle Rental program today. Amazon's textbook buyback credit program is doing very well with their high prices, but they are very late to the online textbook rental market dominated by players like BookRenter and Chegg. However, never discount Amazon which is willing to lose money on items or in a new market to gain market Continue Reading about Amazon enters textbook rental market with Kindle Textbook Rentals
Where to get textbooks for free – Top 10 sites to find free books
Where to get textbooks as cheap as possible if not free? Well, free is not always an option, but many college students wonder where to find textbooks for cheap? Get a textbook price comparison of buying used textbooks online versus an online textbook rental. If you need a free textbook ask around to borrow one, or see our resource list below. Check Craigslist as another place where to get Continue Reading about Where to get textbooks for free – Top 10 sites to find free books
South Korea going all digital textbooks by 2015
South Korea's Education Ministry has announced it wants all school age level educational materials to be delivered in a digitized format by 2015. It hopes that by 2014 all elementary level materials will be read on a variety of computers, smart phones, and tablets. No specific equipment choices have been made, but the Ministry did announce it will spend up to 2.4 billion buying the necessary Continue Reading about South Korea going all digital textbooks by 2015