Crushing the monopoly of bookstores, one free book at a time
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| Also listed in: Campus Progress Blog |
So there's a site that actually allows students to download their textbooks, and print them out, for free (I guess you pay the cost of printing). Wish I would've had this in undergrad. I loathed my undergrad bookstores for paying me 50 cents for buying back books I paid over $150 for (until I discovered the joy of selling books online).
I especially like their slogan: Liberating textbooks and study aids for students of all financial backgrounds.
The price of books, when compared with the rising costs of tuition (as CP's college affordability campaign can tell you more about), could be considered small, but when you're paying that $600/semester on books out of your student loans, every penny helps.
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I too have been a victim of paying for over-priced books that I do not use or get like $20 back when I paid $130 for it. It's good to see that many businesses are stepping up to knock down some of the monopolisitc blocks set up.
"Liberating textbooks and study aids for students of all financial backgrounds." - INDEED a true statement.