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Renting May Be Solution to High Cost of College Textbooks
07 July 08 07:51 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

Hoping to reduce the premium prices college students pay for textbooks, which on average cost students $900 a year, some colleges and universities are opting to let their students rent their books rather than buy them. For the first time, six schools Read More...

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New Missouri Law Takes Aim at Rising College Textbook Costs
02 July 08 11:08 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Before ordering a textbook or requiring that students shell out money for a new edition, college and university professors in Missouri will now be armed with two important pieces of information: the wholesale price of the book and exactly what changes Read More...

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