tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post4277488536670515505..comments2024-03-27T23:28:20.274-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Why Amazon hasn't replaced the college bookstoreagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-11487780198845665722010-08-28T16:44:42.724-04:002010-08-28T16:44:42.724-04:00Many colleges are now renting books out to their s...Many colleges are now renting books out to their students, for about 50 - 100 depending. Stout does this, and there are online lenders as well. Savvy students will not get their a88 handed to themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-44853784682327129582010-08-27T21:42:12.907-04:002010-08-27T21:42:12.907-04:00If you paid for express delivery you'd still g...If you paid for express delivery you'd still get them the first week of class and save a bundle relative to bookstore prices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-11291117627500181432010-08-27T10:56:45.147-04:002010-08-27T10:56:45.147-04:00Could it also be because many college students may...Could it also be because many college students may not have credit cards or other means for making online payments?VGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-46401907614962207982010-08-27T09:47:29.141-04:002010-08-27T09:47:29.141-04:00Why not do what I used to do? Order everything onl...Why not do what I used to do? Order everything online (preferably used) and buy books from the bookstore as needed until the order arrives. Then when they get there, return the ones you bought. Most university bookstores have a two-week return period.<br /><br />Or just read the books on course reserve at the library. If the class isn't too big this can be workable, though inconvenient.traveling bohonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-66838671825571505142010-08-27T08:43:43.309-04:002010-08-27T08:43:43.309-04:00Possible solutions or amelioration:
1. Pre-registe...Possible solutions or amelioration:<br />1. Pre-register for the desired classes.<br />2. The professor must contact the bookstore with his list of books so that the store can order in a timely manner: (a)student should contact bookstore to determine what is on order; or, visit bookstore in sufficient time to order for classes; or (b) send a proxy to determine required books.dienwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16878081733638742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-79508782011261847152010-08-27T06:18:33.337-04:002010-08-27T06:18:33.337-04:00Oh it's much worse than that. I work in IT at...Oh it's much worse than that. I work in IT at a community college. We get a nice cut from the college bookstore and we are instructed to make it hard for students to find out which books are needed for a given class. It's only thanks to a new law that the ISBN numbers show up on our website at all.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08216378792974323131noreply@blogger.com