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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Recently, renting textbooks has become a cheaper way for students strapped for cash to obtain the books for courses. Great ­— we have an avenue around the overpriced and generally unnecessary textbook ...

We all know that college is expensive, and outside of convincing someone to marry you (which, according to our friends at Moneyland, can save you up to $80k in tuition costs), debt-ridden students ...

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 ...

Following the lead of other universities — and responding to frequent requests from students — the Brown Bookstore has implemented a new textbook rental service this semester. Select new textbooks are ...

Amazon announced it is in the process of winding down their print textbook rental program along with magazine and newspaper subscriptions, both print and digital, Publishers Weekly reported. The print ...

About half the nation's major college and university bookstores offered textbook rentals this fall as part of an effort to cut a cost that can be a barrier to affordable college education, at least a ...

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:55:06 GMT — One of the biggest fads on college campuses this fall has nothing to do with skinny jeans or the cafeteria's latest foray into fusion cuisine, but rather with textbooks ...

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 ...