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Akademos is now the only company that offers students and schools the coverage of new, used, rental, ebook, custom, marketplace purchase, and marketplace rental. However, some sites allow customized rental date ranges. The company serves over 5,500 college and university campuses with semesterlong rentals of the. Select from the new, used, ebook, rental, and marketplace options available. Not only are textbook rentals less expensive than list price, our prices are some of the best in the business. Students save an average of 60% off on the textbookx marketplace. I saved so much money by renting books i was never going to use ever again.
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Students can purchase or rent books and course materials online from the hunter college online. You can rent a book for a month or for an entire semester. Campusbooks is a convenient way to order a book online. Weve helped countless students save money on their textbooks when buying and renting, and get more cash when selling used textbooks.
In launching the first marketplace for textbook rentals, akademos aims to introduce transparency into the offering by showing prospective purchasers and renters the descriptions of the actual books that they select and what the prices for the books would be as both a purchase and as a rental, sidebyside and for all to see. Jan 02, 2020 campus book rentals was founded on the premise that textbooks shouldnt have to cost hundreds of dollars. Campusbooks has been finding students the best deals on college textbooks since 1999. City colleges of chicago online bookstore the official textbook provider for city colleges of chicago students. Campus book rentals pioneered the idea of textbook rentals, making prices significantly cheaper for every student while still maintaining the. Features of the hunter college online bookstore include. I was over the time but they set it up so that you fail. Use a book during the semester, then return it when the term is done.
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Learn how institutions use akademos online bookstore and course materials platform to address textbook affordability and improve student success akademos, inc. Buy cheap used textbooks on our marketplace, and earn 200% more for textbook buyback. Our customers save on book costs when they choose to rent. Akademos, campus book rentals partnership aims to reduce textbook costs for students posted on april 3, 2012 by edtech times akademos, a norwalk, conn. Cuny hostos community college online bookstore the official textbook provider for cuny hostos community college students. Students are receiving 10% in markeddown prices to rent the latest editions of calculus, geometry and biology books. Renting textbooks means that you pay a fee to use a textbook for a certain date range. Make sure that you rent the right textbooks at the best price in time for the first day of class. Look for more information on buyback toward the end of the. Rentals should be returned at their regular due date majority are due back june 30. Whether you want to rent your books or own them, want used books or new, campus book rental is. Lynchburg partners with online retailer akademos to provide.
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