It’s a known fact that for the past decades, the price of textbooks has increased at a drastic rate. New editions of textbooks are made every year, rendering the old ones, in most cases, useless, and students have no choice but to purchase them. Thanks to the Internet, students have been able to find a way to cope with the increasing price. A helpful factor is the emergence of websites like BooksRun and bookstores that give students the opportunity to rent textbooks for a given period of time. They can also search through the web for used textbooks or ebooks which come at prices way cheaper than the original new or paper form.
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The cost of textbooks for college students has skyrocketed over the past decade. A new economics textbook could now cost you as much as $300, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. It’s a known fact that students spend an average of $600 to even $1000 on textbooks per year. However, this also depends on which university you attend, whether private or state. But despite the fact that the cost of textbooks has been increasing, the same can’t be said for the amount students spend on them. How could this be so? Well, when prices go up, people tend to find ways to avoid paying such high prices. And it appears that students have also found a way.
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Anti-Counterfeit Best Practices
The battle of publishers and textbook distributors against counterfeit books has been going on for quite some time now. Various laws and measures are being taken in order to prevent the distribution of counterfeit books, nevertheless, there are still many of them circulating on the market. Counterfeit books are seen as an illicit business in which criminals thrive; by making second-hand physical copies of books without authorization and then selling them off either directly to students or to textbook distributors. In most cases, they sell them at cheaper rates than the original ones.
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Why Do Textbooks Cost So Much?
Ever wonder why textbooks tend to be unreasonably expensive even for the average college student? Well, you’re not the only one. This is one of the most current problems we college students face. Various surveys have been taken by American universities to estimate how much college students spend on textbooks, and this ranges from $600 to even $1000 depending on which university you attend (private university or community college). Also taking into consideration the expenses for school supplies and material, this could easily top over $1000. Yes, that’s a pretty scary number. So, why do textbooks cost so much? We did some research and here are a few reasons why:
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Tips for a Wonderful Easter!
Easter is coming! Easter is here! In honor of it, we invite you to join us and celebrate with a little treasure: our special promo code: EASTER17 (and you don’t even have to go on a hunt)! Meanwhile, here are some tips that will help you have an amazing Easter.
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Looks like St. Patrick’s is here! Cheers! This holiday is mostly about spending (especially on alcoholic beverages, let’s be honest), so saving some green can present a true challenge. But keep your head up, ’cause we’re about to drop some tips to help you with this matter!
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Spring Break Tips
The most obvious choice for spring break is usually traveling. Or simply having fun with your friends (like you haven’t done enough of it). But what if there’s simply no way you can afford Mexico right now but feel a desperate need to have some rest and change scenery? Well, here are some tips for you.
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Top 5 Textbooks To Sell in 2021
The new semester has successfully started, and you’ve gotten (more or less) into the swing of things. And now it’s time to pay some attention to the books lying on your shelves and figure out what to do with them (we always need some free storage space, after all). The best option you have on your hands is to sell them and restore your cash balance after buying all those incredibly important (and, to the same extent, expensive) textbooks for your college classes.
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The winter break is near! Finally, the time of the year when you can relax and do absolutely nothing is almost here. However, there is something else you can do during the break, and some activities can be both useful and entertaining.
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Top Medical Textbooks Buyback in 2021
If you attend a medical school, you should definitely know that textbooks tend to be really expensive, not to mention the fact that the tuition fee and the study duration exceed all expectations. In order not to end up spending a fortune, you can buy used textbooks or sell them back after the semester (while renting is also an option).
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