University Book Store (UW) & Verba Make the Evening News!
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22 August 2011 |  |
By Ryan |  |
In Media, News Feed |
The perennial Fall Rush news story about high textbook pricing is still in action, only this time, local channel 4 KOMO in Seattle is reporting great things about the bookstore in the evening news.
The University of Washington’s CEO Bryan Pearce does an excellent job presenting both UW’s textbook rental partnerships and its Verba comparison shopping site. You can catch it in the article at this link. Or you can watch it in the video below – comparison textbook shopping is discussed the second segment starting at about 2:06 (sorry for the ads):
The goal is to erase the negative perception many students have about book store pricing, and so far, it’s working. “Previously I just used Amazon, but now I use [the comparison shopping website],” said UW student Kevin Bukoskey.
It’s great to see stories about the successful efforts of stores to save their students money. Congrats to University Book Store!
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