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Olivia Smith is a seasoned content writer and BookScouter website advocate. She believes that high quality well-researched content is the key to success for any business. Having been involved in content marketing for 6+ years, she's proud to help BookScouter users to complement their education and pursue personal development delivering great stories and pieces of advice.

How to Take Notes From a Textbook

Have you ever pored over a chapter of a textbook, only to realize you don’t remember anything that you just read? Or worse — you did take notes, but you basically ended up highlighting the entire chapter because you weren’t sure what was important?

20 Best Places to Find Free Books Online

All about books By Olivia Smith December 22, 2021 Last Updated on February 3, 2022 by Olivia Smith Tags: free books, free books online No Comments

Don’t you wish you could have access to a huge catalogue of free books, right at your fingertips?

When you’re as big of a bookworm as we are, you know that reading can quickly become an expensive hobby. Buying a new book every time you’re ready for a new tale is not financially sustainable, especially if you prefer hardbacks. Even second-hand books can become a strain on your wallet!

10 Inspiring Quotes Students Can Use on Their Journey to Success

Study tips By Olivia Smith December 22, 2021 Last Updated on June 27, 2022 by Olivia Smith Tags: inspiring quotes, quotes for students No Comments

Every decision you make – good or bad – affects your life’s path. For students, any minor distraction and breaks in concentration can have a dramatic effect on their studies. Laziness and lack of motivation are fine from time to time, but there will always be a need to push them to continue their studies.

How can students, like yourself even, stay motivated and thwart laziness? It boils down to finding something that inspires you, which is what the following 10 motivational quotes were designed to do when they were first spoken.

Top 15 Jobs for College Students, and How to Choose the Best One for You

Personal finance By Olivia Smith December 16, 2021 Last Updated on February 16, 2022 by Olivia Smith Tags: jobs for students, Student jobs No Comments

College students will often look to supplement their money and gain valuable experience by taking a job alongside their studies. These jobs are often part-time or flexible in nature, and not too demanding or likely to cause a conflict with the serious business of attaining an important qualification. This article takes you through the top 15 jobs for college students, and what they entail.

What to Do with Outdated Books

All about books By Olivia Smith December 14, 2021 Last Updated on February 16, 2022 by Olivia Smith Tags: old books, Outdated books No Comments

If you’ve inherited a family library with plenty of books and have discovered that most of them are outdated and have little value, you may start seeking ways to get rid of them. Unfortunately, not all old books are rare and worth a fortune on auctions, far from that. If your library is just a random collection or it contains professional literature which is too outdated for modern-day practices, you can part ways with these books without regret.

Winter Bucket List: 100 Things To Do This Winter

General By Olivia Smith December 8, 2021 Last Updated on February 16, 2022 by Olivia Smith Tags: 2022, bucket list, winter No Comments

Ah, winter! The delight of the first snow; Christmas decorations are everywhere. You develop a habit of lighting candles every night and keep cuddling in warm blankets—to bring the feeling of hygge. And unless you live somewhere in Arizona, you get a stylish puffer coat—partly because you need to make contact with the outside world and because it brightens up the fact that the weather is nasty most of the time and everything around is cold and dark. The temptation to cozy up on the couch and watch Netflix non-stop is almost irresistible.

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