Rent College Textbooks Instead Of Buying Them
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For those of us who attended any institution of higher education, we are keenly aware of the high cost of textbooks. Even when we bought used books, it still put a dent in our pocket books. Well over at chegg.com they have a different appraoch which can save you up to 60% off on the cost. They are offering a rental system as an option to purchasing.
On their site they state:
With Chegg there are no monthly subscription fees or hidden charges. Each textbook has a specific rental fee, which is dependent on the ISBN. Shipping and handling are dependent on the shipment method chosen. The average rental price on Chegg is 60% lower than the list price!
Examples:
Biology (7th Edition) is listed at $158.67. Rent it on Chegg for $71.40 - 56% savings!Calculus (5th Edition) is listed at $180.95. Rent it on Chegg for $62.09 - 66% savings!
I haven’t personally used chegg.com so I am looking for comments as to how well the system works or doesn’t work.
Comments welcome.
4 Comments
Richard
December 22nd, 2008
at 12:42pm
You passed. D
StudentBookTrades.com
December 24th, 2008
at 10:37pm
As a former studnet myself, I too believe in saving college students money. That is why I created StudentBookTrades.com. It allows college students to trade, buy, and sell college books at their home campus or nationwide. Students are automatically matched with other students who need their textbook and you need theirs. When a match if found, you can simply trade the textbook. There is also a contest each month for $100 giveaway.
Ron Schenone
January 1st, 2009
at 9:12am
Thanks for the link.
Regards, Ron
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