NEW YORK (AP)-- Textbook rental programs at many of the nation's colleges -- touted as money-savers for students -- are limited by the number of available titles, publishers who release frequent new ...

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With textbook prices continuing to put a strain on student’s wallets, UofA Bookstores are trying to provide some relief by offering a textbook rental program. Cindy Hawk, associate director of UofA ...

The cost of college textbooks can be a significant expense. Even used books at the campus bookstore can be prohibitively expensive, and the resale value on all textbooks can be low. Luckily, there are ...

Chegg.com, one of many companies specializing in textbook rentals that has popped up in recent years, seeks to drive down prices for students, but in its quest to extend its reach to Georgetown, the ...

Pending college students everywhere smiled (and former students grumbled) at the news that Amazon will offer electronic textbook rentals at significant discounts. But are Amazon e-textbooks really ...

Students shopping for textbooks this semester now have a new way to get their books on campus. The campus bookstore is piloting a yearlong textbook rental program that will allow students to rent ...

“Don’t do it,” the advertisement warns. It’s talking about buying required books for classes, which, it tells me, I “only need for a few months.” Instead, the ad is trying to get me to rent those ...

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Amazon on Monday announced Kindle Textbook Rental, which will enable students to save up to 80 percent off the retail prices of textbooks, by renting them as ebooks from the Kindle Store, instead of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The cost of college textbooks can be a significant expense. Even used books at the campus bookstore can be prohibitively expensive ...

New York - Textbook rental programs at many of the nation's colleges aren't yet the solution to save students from the high costs of their books. Bookstores are limited by the number of titles ...