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College Students not buying Textbooks!

December 4, 2012 By Rent Textbooks

1/3 of Seniors and 1/4 of Freshman Can't Afford Textbooks According to a study, 1/3 of College Students are not buying Textbooks for their classes because they cannot afford to buy them.  That can't be good for their grades.   We know that the cost of going to College is getting beyond the reach of many.   Some people are spending upward of $1500 on textbooks per year and finding that some of Continue Reading about College Students not buying Textbooks!

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Nebraska Book Company to close multiple college textbook stores

January 10, 2012 By Rent Textbooks

Nebraska Book Company (NBC) reports they are closing at least seven "off-campus" textbook bookstores: Florida Book Store, Gainesville, FL; Chattanooga Books, Chattanooga, TN; Madison Textbooks, Madison, WI; Spirit Shop, Lubbock, TX; Traditions Bookstore, College Station, TX; The College Store, Akron, OH; and GotUsed Bookstore, Pittsburgh, PA.  The named stores are to remain open for the current Continue Reading about Nebraska Book Company to close multiple college textbook stores

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Kno giving away free textbooks

December 18, 2011 By Rent Textbooks

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, the weight of purchasing textbooks, might soon be Continue Reading about Kno giving away free textbooks

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Free college education – Audit College Classes from Ivy League Schools

November 17, 2011 By Rent Textbooks

Looking to get your college education for free?  These elite colleges offer a variety of programs that allow you to study and/or audit courses to learn from some of the top professors in the country and start your college education for free: 1. Yale This honorable institution has educated some of the most brilliant minds of our time, from Nobel Prize winning laureates such as Sinclair Lewis Continue Reading about Free college education – Audit College Classes from Ivy League Schools

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Best Online College Textbook Rental Web Sites for Cheap Textbooks

October 9, 2011 By Rent Textbooks

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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

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Textbook wholesale company NBC can’t get financing

September 22, 2011 By Rent Textbooks

As we previously reported Nebraska Book Company (NBC), a textbook wholesaler based out of Lincoln, Nebraska, filed for bankruptcy and hoped to obtain funding to allow it to emerge from court protection.  The JournalStar is reporting that NBC is having difficulty finding anyone to loan it the funds required to leave bankruptcy court protection.  NBC has been seeking up to $250 million required by Continue Reading about Textbook wholesale company NBC can’t get financing

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Textbook wholesale company NBC can’t get financing

September 22, 2011 By Rent Textbooks

As we previously reported Nebraska Book Company (NBC), a textbook wholesaler based out of Lincoln, Nebraska, filed for bankruptcy and hoped to obtain funding to allow it to emerge from court protection.  The JournalStar is reporting that NBC is having difficulty finding anyone to loan it the funds required to leave bankruptcy court protection.  NBC has been seeking up to $250 million required by Continue Reading about Textbook wholesale company NBC can’t get financing

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Amazon enters textbook rental market with Kindle Textbook Rentals

July 18, 2011 By Rent Textbooks

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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

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