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Chegg is a multi-service app that allows students to create flashcards, take practice tests and more for $15.99 a month. (Daija Hammonds | Northern Star)

Three apps every college student needs

By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor | October 17, 2022

Editor’s note: This article is not sponsored by any of these apps and is not an endorsement from the Northern Star as an organization. College students are no strangers to the overwhelming feeling of stress when it comes to trying to organize school...

Junior art major Eleanor Boersma purchases textbooks Tuesday at the NIU Bookstore.

Where to buy textbooks

By Northern Star staff | August 25, 2015

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...

Book buybacks underway around DeKalb

By Dan Martynowicz | November 29, 2011

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...