Colleges.com Launches Textbook Finder for Students.Business Editors & High-Tech high-tech also hi-tech adj. Informal Of, relating to, or resembling high technology. high-tech Adjective same as hi-tech Adj. 1. Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2001 Tired of getting ripped RiPPED are an alternative rock band from Burlington, Ontario, Canada on Sextant Records/EMI Distribution. The band formed in 1994, and were originally called "Ripped Emotions". off at the school bookstore? Want to be a savvy shopper? No problem. Colleges.com, the premier Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the destination for college students and alumni, today announced the launch of its Textbook textbook Informatics A treatise on a particular subject. See Bible. Finder -- a textbook price comparison engine that enables students to compare textbook prices from every major online bookstore including BarnesandNoble.com, Borders.com and Booksamillion.com. By simply typing the book's title, author or keyword, the Colleges.com Textbook Finder will search the Web to create a list of online retailers with your book available, their textbook price and even shipping information. Just click on the retailer of choice to make your purchase. "Textbook prices can vary significantly from one outlet to another," said John Carrieri, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of Colleges.com. "We are very pleased to be able to save our users time and money by providing them with this extremely useful search engine." The Textbook Finder is the latest in a host of e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. and e-learning solutions provided by Colleges.com for students. About Colleges.com Colleges.com, the parent company of U. Magazine and the College Press Network is an interactive Web site focused on providing college and university specific information, financial aid and e-commerce. Services include a college search engine listing over 4,600 colleges and universities and a scholarship search engine offering 2 billion in awards. Colleges.com also owns and publishes U. Magazine, the most widely read lifestyle and entertainment magazine among 16 to 24 year olds, with a circulation of over 1.5 million. U. Magazine is the only national college magazine written for college students by college students. It is currently distributed at more than 200 four-year colleges and universities nationwide. The College Press Network is a leading provider of advertising and online content for over 60 online college newspapers. Colleges.com is privately held and is headquartered in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . |
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