Tax credit for textbook purchases

Receive a Tax Credit for Hitting the Books!

Course Materials Now Qualify for Tax Credit

Attention Students and Parents!

SAVE YOUR COURSE MATERIAL RECEIPTS –
YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A TAX CREDIT UP TO $2,500!!

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's (ARRA) newly created American Opportunity Tax Credit, textbook and other course material expenses – along with tuition and fees incurred in 2009 and 2010 not covered by scholarships or grants – may be claimed as a tax credit on that year's tax return!

You must keep a record of your expenses to be eligible!!

[information from http://textbookaid.org/]

Tina Lau, North County Librarian

Digital textbooks for half the price of printI

This posting has been moved to http://slobooks.blogspot.com/.

Textbook Rental Service

I just found out about a textbook rental service called Chegg (for "chicken and egg"). There's a good article about it in Business Week Online at http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=23783243&site=ehost-live

Prices seem to be about 50% of retail for textbooks. Check it out at www.chegg.com!

Tina Lau
North County Librarian