{"id":6343,"date":"2014-11-19T16:38:12","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T16:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/?page_id=6343"},"modified":"2021-08-26T17:59:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T17:59:22","slug":"textbook-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/resources\/textbook-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Textbook Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6351&#8243; img_size=&#8221;961&#215;367&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>ACC offers many resources in helping students find textbook resources. Learn more about the<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/higher-education-opportunity-act-textbook-provisions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACC Support Center Textbook Collection.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"gray\">Alternative Retailers<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/textbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Amazon.com<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Physical and&nbsp;Kindle format&nbsp;textbooks<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumeraffairs.com\/education\/textbook-rental\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ConsumerAffairs.com<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Read reviews and compare the nine top-rated textbook rental companies<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chegg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chegg.com<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Offers&nbsp;access to the electronic version of the textbook while&nbsp;the physical copy is in transit<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigwords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BigWords.com<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Search engine with the ability to adjust for shipping costs, memberships, and book rental prices<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AbeBooks.com<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Discounted used, secondhand and international textbooks; can partner with local booksellers in select cities<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dealoz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DealOz.com<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Compares shipping and rental rates across multiple retailers. Live chat customer service capability<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.half.ebay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Half.Ebay.com<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Offers quick &amp; free shipping<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TextbookRush.com<\/a><\/strong> \u2014&nbsp;Large inventory and offers&nbsp;quick&nbsp;delivery<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettextbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GetTextbooks.com<\/a><\/strong> \u2014&nbsp;Simple interface with breakdown of purchase by condition and price<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bargainbookmole.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BargainBookMole.com<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Compares prices with other book re-sale sites&nbsp;with a downloadable browser add-on for quick searches<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbyte.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BookByte.com<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 Buy, rent, and sell textbooks. Offers 10% cash rebate for all returned rentals<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpbmarketplace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HPBMarketplace.com<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 New, used, and out of print books<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.valorebooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ValoreBooks.com<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Buy\/rent\/sell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6351&#8243; img_size=&#8221;961&#215;367&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]ACC offers many resources in helping students find textbook resources. Learn more about the&nbsp;ACC Support Center Textbook Collection. Alternative Retailers Amazon.com \u2014 Physical and&nbsp;Kindle format&nbsp;textbooks ConsumerAffairs.com \u2014 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":266,"featured_media":0,"parent":5350,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6343","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/266"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6343\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}