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One local college is helping students save money by offering textbook rentals. Metropolitan Community College is one of the few schools in the nation to start a textbook rental program, KMBC’s Dion Lim reported. The cost of textbooks has tripled in the past 20 years. The college noticed that the high prices affected learning because students would either delay purchasing the book or not buy it at all. “With book rental, more students get books the first day of class so they’re not behind on …