“There’s that feel that you get going into a small local store. People know you, and you go in, and there’s that intimacy that is very welcoming."
On many school nights, Amanda Lee, a senior with sleek red hair, can be found in Ithaca College’s School of Business poring over her laptop and rapidly typing notes, organizing Excel documents and managing work for numerous clubs.
With the rising prices of textbooks, students at Ithaca College and nationally are turning to alternative sources to purchase their books, such as renting websites like Chegg and the rental program at the college’s Bookstore.