Can homeschoolers order software with an educational discount?

[ChristusG]

I know that most software can be purchased at a significant discount for teachers and students. Can homeschoolers get this discount? If so, what would I use to show for i?

[sandellie4]

Hopefully, someone else will chime in, too, but I've purchased at a teacher's discount from academicsuperstore. For my first order, I had to fax them a copy of a letter from the county of our intent to homeschool being accepted. I had a choice of doing that or sending in a copy of my umbrella organization's ID card.

 

Sandy

[TechWife]

It all depends on the company you want to purchase from - they all have their own policies.

[Cera]

We generally order from journeyed.com. Some software companies won't allow homeschool discounts but many will.

[ColoradoMom]

Yes - we buy everything from Academic Superstore with zero problems. Just order what you want - and they tell you if it is OK for students/parents - and then you fax them your homeschool proof. I fax my HSLDA card and you are good for a year to order whatever you want. We have purchased InDesign, Corel Draw, Corel Painter, Toon Boom, and will soon be ordering a drawing tablet and Windows 7 for Christmas.

 

I will be very bummed when he graduates because I will have to pay full price for stuff again!

 

(And yes - every single bit of it is used for homeschooling.)

Edited September 29, 2010 by ColoradoMom

[ColoradoMom]

Here is the "proof" page for Academic Superstore: http://www.academicsuperstore.com/popup/documents

[ZooRho]

I'm new to it so I don't know what all they carry but Homeschool buyers coop has all sorts of deals.

[anneofalamo]

we did just buy adobe CS5 for $198 versus $1988...with an ID of my son from our umbrella charter homeschool. He is doing photography and learning scrapping from me...just a blast for a teen ager to take pics of his brother and sister and photoshop them in other places or bodies!!

There are a lot of programs on there, but that was a doozy for us!!