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Over the Past Few Years, the Book Comparison Website has Experienced Torrid Growth LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- CheapTextbooks.org, a book price comparison website that helps buyers find the best prices on books and textbooks, has just announced that sales are up 377 percent so far in the first half of 2013. Although the economy has struggled to recover, CheapTextbooks.org has done extremely well since it was first created in 2009. Almost immediately, it has...

Partnership Makes Top Educational Content Accessible to Coursera Students, Makes Online College Courses More Comprehensive SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chegg, the student hub, today announced a new strategic partnership with Coursera, a leading massive open online course (MOOC) platform, to provide digital content such as eTextbooks and other supplemental tools to students taking Coursera courses online. This collaboration will provide students improved access...

Chegg Wins First Place in the Kaizen Education Category, Based on Continued Focus on Students SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chegg, the connected learning platform, today announced that it is the recipient of the inaugural Return on Education (ROE) Award in the Kaizen Education category at the ASU/GSV Education Innovation Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. "We're thrilled to be recognized as one of the leading companies fostering growth and innovation in education,...

Online textbook buyback company, MyBookBuyer.com, announces their successful “Textbooks for a Year” College Scholarship essay contest for Spring 2013 is open and accepting entries. San Leandro, CA (PRWEB) March 31, 2013 With more than a decade of conducting business in the used textbook and online book business, MyBookBuyer knows better than most the barrier that the skyrocketing cost of textbooks creates for college students. The “Textbooks for a Year” scholarship was designed to...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's #1 airport bookseller, Hudson Booksellers, proudly announces the launch of its new e-commerce venture, www.HudsonBooksellers.com. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060705/NYW034LOGO ) The site was developed through the American Booksellers Association's Indiecommerce platform. In addition to offering Kobo e-books, HudsonBooksellers.com makes it possible for customers to shop for any book, in any format, at...

Textbook buyback company MyBookBuyer.com announces the winner of the Fall 2012 scholarship essay contest, which gives students the opportunity to win enough money to purchase textbooks for a year. San Leandro, Calif. (PRWEB) February 03, 2013 Textbook buyback company mybookbuyer announces the winner of the Fall 2012 Textbooks for a Year Scholarship essay contest $1,250 grand prize is Jennifer Eckert. Ms. Eckert, who is pursuing her master’s degree at Fordham University, wrote the award...

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DirectTextbook.com, the leading college textbook buy-sell-rent search engine, shares tips and tricks for saving up to 90 percent on textbooks for students and parents. The price of college textbooks has increased by 812 percent since 1978; outpacing new home prices, medical services, and even college tuition, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. With the average four-year college student facing a projected cost of $1,190 for...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chegg, the student hub, today announced it has entered into a partnership with OpenStax College and the 20 Million Minds Foundation that will represent a milestone in the growing adoption of open source eTextbooks. The adoption of digital texts is accelerating as more higher education opportunities sprout online and at the same time, university and college institutions are being pressed to find new opportunities for lowering the cost...

Textbook buyback site MyBookBuyer.com concludes another successful Textbooks for a Year Scholarship contest, as the fall 2012 deadline passes. San Leandro, CA (PRWEB) December 28, 2012 MyBookBuyer.com, a leading online textbook buyback company, announces the completion of another successful scholarship essay contest, as their Fall 2012 Scholarship Essay Contest comes to a close. The deadline to submit an entry for a chance to win the grand prize cash award of $1,250 this Fall was December...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hudson Booksellers, a brand unit of travel retailer Hudson Group, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dufry, AG of Basel, Switzerland, has announced its list of the Best Books published in 2012. Hudson operates 70 full-service Hudson Booksellers bookstores. Hudson also sells books in over 450 Hudson News newsstands in airports and transportation terminals throughout North America. (Logo:...