Skyping, Web courses create hybrid NJ classrooms
Will future classrooms still use textbooks? Will they even have a need for walls for that matter? While predicting the future is better left in the hands of the Nostradamuses of the world, the use of more technology — such as Skyping, online courses and t
 
UTA Bookstore extends hours to return textbooks starting May 7
The UTA Bookstore will be open later May 7 through 11 for students to sell back or return textbooks. Students will also be able to sell back or return books at two satellite locations — the University Center Palo Duro Lounge and South Parking Lot 49, which is between Cooper and West streets, at the foot bridge that crosses Mitchell Street.
 
Getting a good price for your textbook takes some research
It’s the end of the school year, and it’s time to sell those 1,500 page, 20 pounders. But who wants to sell a textbook for $20 when it originally cost $150? The best buy-backs are located around the University’s bookstores or on some websites. The bookstores on or near campus will only buy textbooks if [...]
 
Textbooks.org Promotes Book Recycling, Waste-Reduction in Awareness Month
College students concerned with minimizing waste and pollution should consider recycling their course textbooks.Gainesville, Florida (PRWEB) April 30, 2012 Paper from decomposing books in landfills emits methane, a greenhouse gas more caustic to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. This problem is exacerbated by the fact that U.S. book publishers recycle no more than 10 percent of paper currently ...
 
Inkling to sell iPad textbooks in over 900 college bookstores
Inkling is an e-book publishing platform that's currently running an app on the App Store , and while Apple has been making an official push for more textbooks in iBooks, Inkling is strengthening its own holdings. The company has made a deal with Follett to bring hundreds of Inkling titles into college bookstores, where students can buy the ebook content right there in person. The company is ...
 
Facebook ‘Groups at LSU’ provides resources, is restricted to students
Students connect with class, more Students now have an easier way to exchange notes, sell textbooks and hear about parties on campus. Facebook’s newest addition for University students is “Groups at LSU.� The page has numerous groups like “Events and ' Parties,� “Jobs and ' Internships,�...
 
Graphic Novels On Business May Overtake Textbooks
Business textbooks just weren't exciting enough for University of Oklahoma professor Jeremy Short.
 
How to Sell Your Textbooks
Now that your spring semester is almost over, it’s time to get ready to sell your textbooks. Here is your ultimate guide to getting the most cash for your textbooks.
 
What Would a Nook-Branded Windows 8 Tablet Look Like?
COMMENTARY | Microsoft announced today it would invest $300 million into a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, which would combine its e-book and college businesses and sell digital textbooks to students. The focus of Microsoft's press release was Barnes & Noble's Nook Study software, an e-reader app and bookstore designed just for textbooks, which would receive a Windows 8 version designed for ...