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Yearbook Printing Company UBuildABook Discovers How To Take Advantage of Digital Technology and Pass the Benefit Onto the Customer in the Form of Lower Costs, Quicker Turnaround Times, No Leftover Books, and More Options Overall. Camarillo, CA (PRWEB) July 13, 2012 The annual school yearbook has been a longstanding tradition. However, the sale of school yearbooks by elementary, middle and high schools can be a significant cost to students and schools. Most public schools and some private...

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CourseSmart®, the world's largest provider of eTextbooks and digital course materials, today announced an expanded agreement to provide the CourseSmart Building Block for the Blackboard Learn(TM) platform throughout the United States and Canada. With the integration, students and instructors have seamless and efficient access to CourseSmart's library of more than 30,000 eTextbooks and eResources directly within Blackboard Learn....

College Students use social website to exchange books for a discounted price. Santa Monica, CA (PRWEB) July 09, 2012 PostYourBook.com has arrived, and it’s right on time! College students needed a fair and better way to buy and sell their textbooks, now they have it. Here’s a familiar scenario: College students buy a textbook for around $200, sell it back to the school bookstore for $50, and then sell it for $150! It’s time to change this common situation by eliminating the...

OAK BROOK, Ill., June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Follett Higher Education Group is pleased to announce its newest partnership with San Francisco State University. Selected by the board of directors of the University Corporation for San Francisco State, Follett was identified as the company with the best experience, resources, technology and course material offerings to support San Francisco State's students, faculty and staff. Follett is scheduled to begin managing the San Francisco...

NEW YORK, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For many students, it is a struggle to make ends meet while financing their studies. Soaring prices are putting required textbooks out of the reach of many students, ultimately leading them to drop out. Online publisher bookboon.com is determined to put an end to this negative trend by offering free open access textbooks. Students spend an average of $1,168 on textbooks, according to the College Board's 2011 Trends in College Pricing. "We know...

CHICAGO, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the last month, students from across the country submitted nominations and voted for the first ever America's Top TA (teaching assistant) by CengageBrain; and the winner is Dan Coiro, Organic Chemistry TA at Rutgers University! Coiro was nominated by a student who felt he had an enormous impact on her education as well as that of her classmates. Read the nomination that won Coiro the title of America's Top TA on the CengageBrain blog, and...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Chegg®, the academic hub, today announced it is working with Bed Bath & Beyond, Microsoft and PayPal to bring students a unique campus experience, Chegg's first nationwide textbook buyback tour. Through the tour, students can make instant money by selling their textbooks on campus while receiving a chance to win a private concert on their campus next fall. In partnering with Chegg, these brands are able to reach over 20...

PHILADELPHIA, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nursing students who use Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' online adaptive quizzing tool PrepU show a marked improvement in test scores and course performance. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Working with an education researcher from UCLA, LWW found that students who use PrepU...

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CourseSmart®, the world's largest provider of eTextbooks and digital course materials, today announced the results of a survey revealing college students' growing reliance on technology. The survey of more than 500 currently enrolled college students found that nearly all college students (98%) who own a device have used it for school and a majority of these students (53%) read eTextbooks frequently. Further, 90% of college...

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CourseSmart®, the world's largest provider of eTextbooks and digital course materials, today announced its continued international growth with the launch of an eCommerce platform in the UK and Europe. The platform provides students access to eTextbooks and digital course materials anytime, anywhere from any web-enabled device. Students in the UK and Europe will also now enjoy guaranteed, up-front savings of up to 40% when compared to...