Textbooks on the cheap
When my mom offered to cover all my books in college I was relieved because I knew they added up to $300+ per semester. My chemistry book alone cost $112 and it was only for one semester! Now students can turn to Chegg.com, a Web site that rents textbooks.
Prices are about 40 percent of the list price of a new book, according to a story by the Kansas City Star in Missouri. For every book rented Chegg.com will plant a tree. Students buy a tree in textbooks every year, according to the site.
Another textbook rental site is BookRenter.com, which boasts prices 50 percent to 75 percent below retail. Rental periods range from 1 to 4 months and shipping is included in the book price.
Both are great sources to check out if you can't find the books you need used.
Comments
I don't usually rent textbooks because I already get cheap textbooks through www.cheapttextbooks.com
Posted by: Aphrodite | March 6, 2008 2:29 PM