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Article: BookFinder.com Comparison Search Engine Provides Textbook Price Relief.
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- PR Newswire
- Article date:
- January 3, 2007
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BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- BookFinder.com, the one-stop comparison search engine for books, can help college students burdened by soaring textbook prices.
This coming semester, students at state universities are looking at allocating about 25 percent of their total student fees (including tuition) to textbooks and supplies. According to the Government Accountability Office, prices for textbooks have climbed an average of 6 percent a year since 1986, more than twice the rate of inflation. With students spending around $1,000 on textbooks every school year, finding ways to reduce the cost of college textbooks is becoming a top priority on college ...