A Web site featuring hundreds of links to bootleg textbooks has been taken offline. The site, called Textbook Torrents, had been operating since January 2007, but it only came to the attention of ...

Publishers see Web sites like Textbook Torrents, which offer free downloads of textbooks without authorization, as part of a growing problem of piracy that could potentially threaten their industry.

Knetbooks is a textbook rental site that has a large inventory and offers big discounts. With its low prices and huge array of options, Knetbooks could be worth considering. But that's only if you ...