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| Store | Condition | Coupons & Deals | Price | Shipping | Total | |
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| Knetbooks Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
$123.15 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
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| BiggerBooks Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
$128.12 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| eCampus Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
$124.39 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
$3.97 | |||
| Knetbooks Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
$129.99 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
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| Knetbooks Used |
Used | $132.68 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
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| BiggerBooks Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
$135.24 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
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| eCampus Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
$131.30 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
$3.97 | |||
| Knetbooks Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
$136.83 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
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| eCampus Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
$138.21 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
$3.97 | |||
| BiggerBooks Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
$142.36 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
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| BiggerBooks New |
New | $181.52 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
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| Knetbooks New |
New | $182.44 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
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| Store | Condition | Coupons & Deals | Price | Shipping | Total | |
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| Knetbooks Used |
Used | $132.68 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
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| Store | Condition | Coupons & Deals | Price | Shipping | Total | |
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| BiggerBooks New |
New | $181.52 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
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| Knetbooks New |
New | $182.44 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
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| eCampus New |
New | $183.36 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
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| Store | Condition | Coupons & Deals | Price | Shipping | Total | |
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| Knetbooks Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
$136.83 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| eCampus Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
$138.21 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
$3.97 | |||
| BiggerBooks Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
$142.36 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
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| Store | Condition | Coupons & Deals | Price | Shipping | Total | |
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| Knetbooks Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
$129.99 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| BiggerBooks Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
$135.24 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
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| eCampus Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
$131.30 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
$3.97 | |||
| Store | Condition | Coupons & Deals | Price | Shipping | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knetbooks Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
$123.15 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| BiggerBooks Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
$128.12 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
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| eCampus Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
$124.39 as of Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET |
$3.97 | |||
| Store | Condition | Coupons & Deals | Price | Shipping | Total | |
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| VitalSource eBook |
eBook | Check price at VitalSource |
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| RedShelf eTextbook |
eTextbook | Check price at RedShelf |
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| Amazon New & used |
New & used | Check price at Amazon |
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| AbeBooks Used & new (marketplace) |
Used & new (marketplace) | Check price at AbeBooks |
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| SellBackBooks Sell back |
Sell back | Check price at SellBackBooks |
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Prices checked Oct 20, 2026, 9:05 AM ET. Totals include shipping where the store lists it. As an Amazon Associate, CheapestTextbooks.com earns from qualifying purchases.
About the Author Bruce L. Bowerman is professor of decision sciences at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He received his Ph.D. degree in statistics from Iowa State University in 1974, and he has over 40 years of experience teaching basic statistics, regression analysis, time series forecasting, survey sampling, and design of experiments to both undergraduate and graduate students. In 1987, Professor Bowerman received an Outstanding Teaching award from the Miami University senior class, and in 1992 he received an Effective Educator award from the Richard T. Farmer School of Business Administration. Together with Richard T. O’Connell, Professor Bowerman has written 16 textbooks. These include Forecasting and Time Series: An Applied Approach; Forecasting, Time Series, and Regression: An Applied Approach (also coauthored with Anne B. Koehler); and Linear Statistical Models: An Applied…
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