The state of Tennessee passed a law this spring that requires the University of Tennessee and the Tennessee Board of Regents to find ways to minimize the cost of textbooks and course materials according to “The Leaf Chronicle”.

If you offer used or discount textbooks - now is the time to contact these two organizations and propose your textbook stock and pricing structures in order to capitalize on this recent decision.

To read the full story from “The Leaf Chronicle”, click here

Click here for the University of Tennessee’s website

AuctionBytes has gone through and confirmed that PayPal will indeed be raising their prices on September 1, 2007. From their latest article on the subject:

“Users of PayPal’s Website Payments Pro and Virtual Terminal received an email on Thursday informing them that fees were increasing effective September 1, 2007. There’s been no announcement on the PayPal or eBay Website. Sellers use the services for processing payments for orders made through their websites and to process phone orders.”

While PayPal is still a viable billing solution, this latest fee hike may be worth investigating to see if there are more profitable options available.

Read the complete AuctionBytes story here

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