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Textbook ordered from Amazon comes with cocaine in it
Textbook ordered from Amazon comes with cocaine in it
Sophia Stockton of MidAmerica Nazarene University walked into a police station today in Kansas to report that the textbook she had ordered from ...... 27 Jan 2012 - 16 comments
Apple textbooks - a great idea, but still lots of questions
Apple textbooks - a great idea, but still lots of questions
Apple's iBooks improvements could make for great looking textbooks, but who will pay for all the iPads? 19 Jan 2012 - 1 comment
Apple making special education announcement next week
Apple making special "education announcement" next week
Apple has invited the media to a special "education announcement" in New York for next week, January 19th, although the contents of the event ...... 12 Jan 2012 - 6 comments
California legislator proposes a program to create free college textbooks
California legislator proposes a program to create free college textbooks
New legislation being proposed in California could substantially change the cost of providing textbooks to college students. The bill would ...... 14 Dec 2011 - 4 comments
Poor college kid? 'Library Pirate' wants to help you
Poor college kid? 'Library Pirate' wants to help you
Library Pirate wants to help poor college kids with the outrageous prices of university textbooks. The site's goal is: "Our mission is simple ...... 24 Sep 2011 - 25 comments
Amazon begins renting textbooks
Amazon begins renting textbooks
Amazon has begun renting textbooks that can be read on its popular Kindle e-reader. The giant e-tailer says you can now rent tens of thousands ...... 19 Jul 2011
     

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