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The Secret Weapon Behind eBay's Comeback
7:00AM 3/02/2011
Company News, Technology, Amazon.com, Credit, Retail, eBay, Investment
After a long, painful transformation from an online auction site to a mobile-focused e-commerce hub, eBay is finally staging a comeback, online and on Wall Street. But auction sales don't account for its rousing recovery. For that, it has PayPal to thank.
Amazon.com: The lazy, rich student's option for trading in textbooks
11:00AM 12/07/2009
Amazon.com has launched a new system to allow customers to trade in their old textbooks. Just type in the ISBN, find out how much your book is worth, print out the shipping label, and get a gift card once the book arrives at Amazon. Amazon only accepts books in good condition.
Sound easy? It sure...
Just in time for the end of the semester Amazon is rolling out a new textbook trade-in program to turn old textbooks into an Amazon gift card. The service, which is available right now, allows students to search by ISBN, title or author to find out what their used textbooks are worth and if the...
Back to School: Top 10 Android apps for students
1:00PM 8/31/2009
The dorm rooms have been cleaned and a steady buzz of techno is drifting from the corner suite which can mean only that school is back in session. Getting back in the swing of things can be a challenge but here are 10 applications for your Android phone to make the school year easier and, best off...
A couple of months ago I was looking at all the books on my bookshelf, and wondering why I was keeping them. As much as libraries make the most sense for the frugal reader, I'm just not a fan of dirty books. So I buy my fair share of books new from online sources. But what about when I'm done with...
Before you order online, be sure to check the postage!
5:00PM 6/24/2008
Ripoffs and Scams, Simplification, Retail, Economizer, Personal Finance
Although New York is definitely not the book wonderland that it once was, it still has quite a few places for the hard-core bibliophile to curl up, search the stacks, and find a great book at a great price. However, as a cheapskate and recovering bookaholic, I tend to check out books from the...
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| 10.50 | +1.10 +11.70% | 3.07M |
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