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The Complete Guide to Saving Money on Textbooks [Back To School]
Monday, August 16th, 2010
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Use QR Codes for Flashcards You Can’t Cheat On [Clever Uses]
Monday, August 9th, 2010
BookRenter Rents You Textbooks on the Cheap [Textbooks]
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
BookRenter is a solution to the problem of buying books at inflated prices and selling them back for pennies on the dollar to your college books store. Rent your books for a fraction of the retail price.
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BookRenter lets you rent a book for as long as 125 days—the average semester length—or as little as 30. A semester rental is usually about 50% or less of the retail price with the price falling as the length of rental decreases. They give you an option to purchase the book brand new but that's where the deal finding at BookRenter ends—their business model is definitely geared towards you renting and not buying, the purchase price is full retail.
For more places to save on textbooks check out our guide to the best places to save on textbooks. Have a tip for saving on school expenses? Let's hear about it in the comments.
BookRenter [via Tech Crunch]
Barnes & Noble Saves Students Money with New Textbook Rental Service [Saving Money]
Monday, January 11th, 2010
Tuition may be steep, but things only get worse when you factor in the cost of textbooks. When we highlighted the best places to save money on textbooks, we included Chegg, an online textbook rental service. Now the popular bookstore Barnes & Noble has joined in the fray with a rental program integrated with 25 colleges in the U.S.—allowing students to rent textbooks from participating college bookstores, online, or from B&N stores on campus. You can see if your college is participating here. [Barnes & Noble College via TechCrunch]
Barnes & Noble Saves Students Money with New Textbook Rental Service [Saving Money]
Monday, January 11th, 2010Tuition may be steep, but things only get worse when you factor in the cost of textbooks. When we highlighted the best places to save money on textbooks, we included Chegg, an online textbook rental service. Now the popular bookstore Barnes & Noble has joined in the fray with a rental program integrated with 25 colleges in the U.S.—allowing students to rent textbooks from participating college bookstores, online, or from B&N stores on campus. You can see if your college is participating here. [Barnes & Noble College via TechCrunch]