How do campus bookstore buyback programs affect the overall cost difference between textbook rental versus purchase choices for incoming freshmen?
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- Textbooks Buyback Program · nssb2.asucla.ucla.edu
- Book Buyback : University of Dayton, Ohio · udayton.edu
- *Textbook Rental.* Textbook rental is another widespread option for students. We estimated that the average savings for textbook rental through a campus bookstore was 14.5%, compared to the cost of purchasing the same book used from the campus store (Appendix III). A potential drawback of textbook rental is that the same textbook would need to be rented multiple times for students taking a course series that relied on the same textbook. This is common in fields with expensive textbooks, such as · wsipp.wa.gov
- Tips for Buying College Textbooks, Renting College Textbooks, eTextbooks, and Used College Textbooks | BU Today · bu.edu