Occupy The Bookstore App

the bookstore. the goal? to find the cheapest textbooks for college students. but does it work? 47 abc’s jobina fortson tested out the app with some local college students. take a look. track kelsi hawkins is a senior aviation science major at the university of maryland eastern shore. her last semester of college is about to begin– but first she needs books… kelsi hawkins, senior aviation science major 02:27:34 every time i go in there i want to cry honestly its so expensive 02:27:37 track hawkins says textbooks in her school bookstore — like most universities– are extremely over priced. the national association of college stores says the average college student spends six-hundred and fifty-five dollars on textbooks each year, but depending on the course it can be much higher. college board estimates the annual cost of books and materials at one-thousand one-hundred and sixty-eight dollars. kelsi hawkins, senior aviation science major 02:34:22 one semester i spent almost eight-hundred dollars on i think six books 02:34:26 track and that’s what the new app occupy the bookstore is trying to prevent. students can download the app through google chrome– search a book on their school’s website– and can view competitive prices for the text — from sources nationwide. a big help for students like hawkins– who struggle when they can’t afford a book. kelsi hawkins, senior aviation science major 02:28:06 i will share a book with someone else, or i might go to the library and rent out a book for a couple hours or so 02:28:09 02:30:23 its really not a good situation :26 track 47 abc sat down with hawkins to see if the app would work for her classes– and sure enough it did. you can see here her aviation book costs around fifty dollars in the school bookstore– but is only around twenty on the app. 02:35:15 you can’t beat that 02:35:16 track hawkins says the app can also help with university price match programs– like the one at u-m-e-s. if a student can show proof that a website is selling the book for cheaper than the one in the bookstore — the school will match the price…leaving students like hawkins with some extra change in their pockets this semester. jobina fortson 47 abc. the occupy the bookstore app works on any school’s textbook website that is supported by b-n-college — b-k-s-t-r.com– or neebo. and for students wanting to learn more about how to download the google chrome app– they can find that information on our website– that’s 47-abc-dot-com. speaking of google — the company is set to discontinue their