Accounting Textbook Solutions

Accounting Textbook Solutions

Accounting Textbook Solutions

Barnes and Noble has launched two innovative programs aimed to help college students save money on textbooks: textbook rentals and etextbooks. Barnes and Noble introduced the textbook rental program on August 9, 2010, and in the two days following the announcement, the textbook rental program is taking shape on the B&N at "Textbooks: Anyway You Want Them." Textbook rentals, combined with what the Des Moines Register calls the " New College Textbook Law " in their August 10, 2010 editorial about the Higher Education Opportunity Act, could save students a lot of money.

How to Rent Textbooks: Details of the B&N Textbook Program

Instead of making textbook rentals exclusive to B&N College, textbooks can now be rented from the main Barnes and Noble online store in an area called "Textbooks: Anyway You Want Them." To rent textbooks, there are a few program highlights to understand.

  • Renters have 21 days to change their minds about renting a textbook; textbooks can be returned within the three week period and only the shipping fee is charged.
  • Textbooks can be rented for 60, 90, or 130 days.
  • Textbook rentals can be extended by 15 to125 days.
  • Books that are not returned by the due date get a 15 day extension. After that, the renter is charged for the book.
  • According to the B&N Textbook FAQ, "excessive highlighting or writing" is a reason that the book will not be accepted back as a rental, which would cause the renter to be charged the full price of the book.
  • After the rental period, there is an option to buy the textbook.
  • eTextbooks can be rented, and when the rental period is over, the book is no longer accessible.

To return a textbook, the student has to print off a shipping label and pack the book up to be shipped. The postage is paid, but it is up to the renter to make sure that the book is properly packed.


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