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Old 02-09-2015, 01:01 PM   #14
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In university that was the most frustrating thing. Professors always wanting the latest edition, and it was very hard to sell the books. The cost of textbooks too is another problem, spent so much money on books and sometimes you don't even use all the books.
This approach seems win-win for students (who can rent e-textbooks more cheaply than they can buy textbooks) and professors/textbook authors. Of course, this is a huge coup for Amazon.

My favorite school store (but not for book prices) is the Harvard Coop.
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