As the new school year starts, students at NIU and universities across the country are bracing themselves to buy wildly overpriced textbooks.Check out our list of places to find the best deals.Village Commons Bookstore901 Lucinda Ave.Hours:• Tuesday...
NIU Alumni Matthew Scott has earned five-star reviews on Amazon.com for his first novel, “Alucard,” which was published in July.Scott spent nine years writing his novel, a period that began when he was a junior at NIU. He said his journalism education...
Senior marketing major Thomas Kneifel is looking forward to graduating in December; however, Kneifel spent most of last December writing and publishing an e-book. Northern Star: When was the book published? Thomas Kneifel: January 8 is when I posted it...
As the holiday season approaches, some people are already making a list of products they want to purchase and deciding between a tablet or a laptop can be difficult. A tablet is more compact and offers the main features that a laptop has. A laptop, on...
As the semester draws to a close, many students look to sell textbooks. Local businesses like Copy Service, 1005 W. Lincoln Highway, Village Commons Book Store, 901 Lucinda Ave., and the NIU Book Store, 340 Carroll Ave. offer new and used textbooks to...
DeKALB | The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., has recently invested in a number of e-books that will be accessible to anyone with a library card. Dee Coover, DeKalb Public Library director, said the e-books can be downloaded to any computer for up...
