Books Articles

Culture and Society » Books | By Greg Shuey @ Friday, 31st October 2008

Nowadays, with high costs of living, being practical is the name of the game. This especially goes to college students who have expenses to consider in order to finish school while contemplating on textbook expenditures as priority. If you are willing to win over escalating costs of commodities, and most especially the expensive costs of learning, gather your act now [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Greg Shuey @ Wednesday, 22nd October 2008

Textbooks will always be important to every student in every level. College textbooks, on the other hand, are pricier than the typical grade school or high school books. College students need the right textbooks according to their field of study. Students in the field of science, engineering, business, and medical courses need the necessary reading material to gain knowledge in [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Greg Shuey @ Thursday, 2nd October 2008

If you are wondering what to do with the stack of books you have lying around the house, you can either pass them on or sell them at friendly prices to students who have limited budget and are looking for secondhand textbooks. This way, you help the students in your own little way while earning at the same time. Students who [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Shane Dayton @ Thursday, 11th September 2008

Magical Realism is a very unique genre that introduces elements of the mythological and fantastical into conventional literary settings. This unusual blending creates a genre that is loved by many readers, writers, and academics, and also hated by many of the same. One thing about magical realist literature is that the style and voice varies greatly from work [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Jon Butt @ Wednesday, 10th September 2008

Comic books: one of the few great American art forms, known worldwide as mental rot and poison, at best \"literature for illiterates.\" But a few comics have attempted to rise above their low image by providing valuable public services. In particular, there\'s the NFPA\'s line of fire protection comics for kids. The fire safety comics aren\'t particularly attempts to [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Victor Epand @ Friday, 5th September 2008

There are an unlimited supply of vedic books available on the market today at your area retail bookseller and at many on-line web sites. Many of these vedic books focus upon the influence of Kali-yuga during modern day and how individuals can keep humanity alive during this era. Individuals through all walks of life seek for the perfect human life, which [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Matt Chang @ Friday, 29th August 2008

It seems the on-line sales for used books may be harming the publishing industry, or at least that is what publishing companies are claiming. However, there are some individuals in the publishing industry that feel this is not necessarily the absolutely true. Not only are the used books taking a chunk out of the new sales market, on-line sales are also [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Greg Shuey @ Tuesday, 26th August 2008

Used textbooks have invaded college and university campuses for several years. Why? Because students cannot afford the sky-high prices of new textbooks. Depending on the classification of new textbooks, they can cost between $120 and maybe $250. This price could even increase if a particular student specializes in any of the fields of science. When you do [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Victor Epand @ Monday, 25th August 2008

There are thousands upon thousands of individuals around the world that love every thing there is about books and they enjoy sharing them with others. They feel there is no better way to share their love of books with others than by being able to share these wonderful experiences by exchanging them, which also keep used books in circulation. One individual [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Victor Epand @ Thursday, 21st August 2008

Individuals all over the world enjoy purchasing and selling autographed books, but there are often times when these individuals become worn out with having to promote various types of autographed books in order to be able to sell them, especially when the author is not well known to many avid readers or collectors. There is never any guarantees that an autographed [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Victor Epand @ Thursday, 21st August 2008

\"In today\'s hectic life, where does one find the time to read?\" one might ask. Well, for a person who just loves to read, there\'s always time at bedtime, the early morning, while waiting at the bus stop, while standing in a queue to buy a rail ticket, or even in the bathroom. Though television has a lot to offer it [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Victor Epand @ Tuesday, 19th August 2008

Books make a great companion. However, like any long relationship, it takes efforts to keep it going and strong. Admit it, you tend to ignore them when it comes to their upkeep. A great collection that took time and efforts to build up could end up in unkempt mess and a sorry physical state. Definitely not a welcome feature for [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Greg Shuey @ Sunday, 17th August 2008

With the cost of college tuition and other college related expenses constantly on the rise with no end in sight, parents and students are becoming more money conscious. Scholarships and student loans are a great way to pay for living expenses and tuition, but students are finding that with the economy as it is today, they are not getting enough [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Victor Epand @ Tuesday, 12th August 2008

Literacy is driven by the habit of reading and not just by writing well or learning how to write well. Reading is a habit that drives you on from one book to another in search of knowledge. Reading does not bore one if pursued endlessly. Right from grade one, it may be recollected, that at the end of the year [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Greg Shuey @ Friday, 8th August 2008

A new trend for recycling textbooks is to trade them online. There are several programs that making a space where students can trade. These websites are like bulletin boards where various websites list their ability to trade and students can choose where to go. Students can list books on their campus and can find them from anywhere in the country. Most [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Shane Dayton @ Friday, 1st August 2008

Ernest Hemingway is one of the all time greats of American literature, whose style was a stark contrast (if not complete polar opposite) of his literary rival, William Faulkner. Hemingway\'s direct and precise style of writing is still often cited to aspiring writers across universities everywhere as the model for them to follow. What\'s interesting is the unconventional way in [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Greg Shuey @ Wednesday, 30th July 2008

On the average college campus one student can have a bill for textbooks that is $600 or more because they will spend an average of $120 per book per class. If they have more than one book in each class, the price can be astronomical. One of the best ways to cut the cost is to buy used textbooks instead of [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Greg Shuey @ Monday, 21st July 2008

Many students may not know that they can take their used textbooks to a variety of places and get cash back for them. In most colleges, universities and community colleges textbooks are recycled all the time. Generally speaking, if a class is going to go from one semester to the other, there will be a great need for used textbooks. One [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Victor Epand @ Friday, 18th July 2008

Satisfaction is guaranteed when you get a good bargain and a great deal in just about anything. It takes a certain amount of skill and convincing power to get the right price which you have in mind. Being at the right place at the right time could help sometimes when you want be sure of spending the minimum amount for [more...]

Culture and Society » Books | By Victor Epand @ Thursday, 17th July 2008

There are always celebrities that are writing books now, but what about finding these must-reads after they have faded from the main spotlight? Try looking in the used books section for your book. When you go to the bookstore to get your next book, you probably might not even have thought about looking in the used books section. However, you might [more...]