The DOJ has sued Apple and 5 other publishers accusing them of colluding to increase the prices of ebooks. Read more in the WSJ and the Huffington Post. While the case is about ebooks in general, we are hoping that it will eventually spill over into text books too. As MBA tutors, we empathize …
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MBA students: $20 Amazon.com gift card for $10!
Most of us as MBA tutors or MBA students, buy plenty of books from amazon.com. Here is a little gift from Amazon.com and Living Social. Buy a $20 gift card for $10! Thats a 50% discount for you.
Is college worth $50,000+
A yahoo finance article on college tuition lists out a few colleges that charge $50,000+ per year! Is college worth this much? Maybe yes. But why would you pay this much when you have plenty of other great options that will cost you only a fraction of this price!
MBA / EMBA students and the deductibility of MBA tuition costs
A recent IRS ruling essentially states that your MBA / EMBA tuition can qualify as a deduction if you can prove that your MBA and the courses you take improve your business skills and help you grow your career/business.
Impact of the downturn on MBA students, MBA schools
The EuropeanVoice.com has an interesting article on the impact of the downturn on MBA schools and MBA students. Unlike many other articles that just state that the number of students or applicants have increased, this one has tried to go deeper. They still have no specific numbers nor have they tried to guesstimate it. But …
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President Obama’s online town hall meeting
President Obama is going to do a townhall meeting online!! He has invited everyone to use a new feature called “Open for Questions” to ask a question about the economy and rate other questions up or down. The first category of questions is on Education. Please take your concerns to the President. Sign in to …
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