Everything a student needs to know!
Textbooks Guide for Students
High Schools, Colleges and Universities are also moving away from printed textbooks and encouraging students to choose eTextbooks. Many schools have or are instituting pilot programs where they provide the hardware (laptops, etc) so students can use eTextbooks.
College and University Information
1 - available for download anytime in many different formats for various electronic devices including iphones, iPads, laptops, digital readers, etc..
2 - easy on the environment. It saves a lot of paper and reduces waste in landfills.
3 - easy to store and carry. Students can have hundreds of etextbooks available on their computer or electronic device. Students don't need to carry textbooks in their backpack from home to school and vice versa.
4 - easier to navigate. Students can search and make notes using their computer and software.
eTextbook Resources
Textbooks.com has a digital store for ebooks that is extremely popular.
CourseSmart.com carries over 90% of all core textbooks used in Higher Education today as eTextbooks. So, when you search, you're virtually guaranteed to find exactly what you need. CourseSmart works with Universities, Faculty and Publishers to offer the right course materials. Backed by a powerful search engine, use CourseSmart's suggested methods to search for your textbook and you will Find It.
Canada Textbook Resources
Buy and Sell Textbooks in Canada
Textbook Exchange Canada is a website set up to allow students, or information seekers to easily and affordably buy and sell used textbooks.
They are a specialty site, so people who use it can be assured they will not be navigating through several products or services they don’t need,
and will only have one thing met every time they visit this site their expectations.
AbeBooks and TextbooksRus are pleased to offer Canadian students a quick and convenient textbook buyback service so you can sell your textbooks after you’ve used them. They pay the shipping so it’s easy to sell your books!