I received a link yesterday for an advertisement for a software product, and upon arriving on the site I noticed they were also selling Academic software as well. I found a upgrade copy of Windows Vista Home Premium for only $69.95 over at buy.com. For those of you who are not familiar with Academic software it is the same software product as the reatil version, but is priced lower for students.

So who qualifies for purchasing Academic software? You may not be aware that even parents of grade school children can get Academic software as well. Over at the Academic Superstore they list these folks who are eligible:

K-12 Students & Parents

If you’re a Student or Parent of a Student currently attending classes from Kindergarten through 12th grade, you can buy most products at a special academic discounts! The Student is the eligible customer and orders may be billed, shipped, and charged in the Parent’s name. More Info

College/University Students & Parents

If you’re a Student or Parent of a Student currently attending classes from a degree granting college or university, you can buy most products at a special academic discounts! More Info

Teachers, Faculty & Staff

If you’re currently employed at a K-12 or degree granting school, then you can buy most products at special academic discounts! You can purchase for use in school or to complete work at home. If your school is purchasing for classroom, lab or administrative use, go to the Schools page of our website. More Info

Schools, Districts, Colleges & Universities

If you’re a K-12 or degree granting school, then you can buy most products at special academic discounts! We offer Volume Purchase Discounts on many products for schools. We have Licensing Specialists with the expertise to maximize your technology budget with key vendors – Microsoft, Adobe, Symantec, Autodesk, Sony, Quark, FileMaker, Inspiration, Riverdeep, Tom Snyder, Sunburst, Knowledge Adventure, and more. More Info

Non Profit Organizations

Several manufacturers allow charitable non profit organizations to purchase software at academic discounts. If you are a recognized as a charitable non profit under section 501(c)3 of the IRS tax code you may be eligible. Please note software purchases must be for organizational use. More Info

Do you know of any other sites that offer cheap software? Let us know.

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