Rent a Textbook

Why should you choose to rent a textbook rather than buying one? There are many good reasons for this choice. Textbook rentals are one way of saving on the expenses of college. Everything costs when you go to college, between tuition and the supplies you are going to need, both at school and in the dorm. Estimates today are that it will cost approximately $86,000 to send one child to college for four years. This does not include incidental money that is given to them by parents.

The need to save money anywhere you can is paramount with costs rising yearly. If you have more than one child to put through college, you will have to double or even triple this amount at the least. One of the ways you can save a lot of money over a four year period is textbooks rentals.

When a student chooses to rent a textbook they will need, this can save up to 90% off the price of these books. And college books are quite high. A comparison of prices for new school books shows one, Physics with Mastering Physics costing $209.33 for a new book. When you rent the same book, you pay $65.49 for a savings of 68%. Multiply this by several books that are needed and you are going to realize a huge savings by choosing textbook renting over buying them.

What happens if you purchase a textbook and the student decides to drop the class? Do you think you are going to get the new price out of the book? This is considered a used book even if they never used it.

Comparison of CampusBookRentals.com and Chegg.com

As far as textbook renting services and features, it seems that CampusBookRentals.com and Chegg.com are two of the top textbooks rental companies. The extension period under the policy terms stated by Chegg.com is a fee-charged extension whereas CampusBookRentals.com is not. They have many of the same features such as free return on their textbooks, a great buy-back plan and a large savings over buying textbooks.

Both have worthy causes they support and they reach a large number of campuses to supply rental textbooks. They are reaching more than 10,000 college campuses between the two of them and saving students and their parents a lot of money.

Renting Vs. Buying

The advantages of renting textbooks versus buying them far outweigh the disadvantages. Purchasing the book is still an option even while renting it, so if you really want to keep the book, this is possible. The college student is responsible enough to take care of the books so they can be returned in good condition. The rules are clearly defined as to what is allowed and what is not – such as writing in the books or highlighting sections.

The best advantage is the savings. The average savings will be at least $500 per year by choosing to rent a textbook rather than purchasing it. Over a period of time this can add up to thousands in savings. The cost of college is high and the savings may come in handy for something else. Selling the books is an option after the student is done with them, however if you are going to do this, you may as well rent them and save the money immediately.

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