As you may know if you’re a regular reader, I went back to school this year. I am a full time student once again. I attended full time for the Spring 2012 semester. Then I took two 5-week summer courses. Now, for the Fall 2012 semester I am full time once again. Something I didn’t rally think about before registering this past spring was books. specifically, how much college textbooks cost. Wow are they expensive! For the spring and summer semesters I bought my books. At that time I had no idea that you could rent textbooks. Had I known I definitely would have done so. Why? Here’s why.
See this ordinary looking textbook?
It’s the textbook that was required for my Bio class over the summer, Biology – The Unity and Diversity of Life.
That required book was $222.75 for a new textbook or $167.10 for a used book at my college bookstore.
Doesn’t seem so harmless now, does it? (Psst. And that was without the accompanying required workbook!)
Had I known about CampusBookRentals, then textbooks wouldn’t have seemed so scary and upsetting. And I wouldn’t have had to hock my left arm to pay for them.
Yes you read that right. CampusBookRentals only wants $11.61 to rent that book until the end of the term.
The benefit here is obvious – BIG savings! Students can save 40-90% off of bookstore prices by renting their texts from CampusBookRentals. Plus, you get free shipping both ways too! Two things I thought of. I’m a highlighting kind of student. I wondered if I could highlight things in a rented text. Answer = yes! I also wondered what would happen if the student’s college term was a bit longer then the default rental time period. Or, if the student just wanted to snuggle with the book a little longer. No problem, the renting periods are flexible and you can even set your own return date! When compared to buying from the college bookstore, I just couldn’t think of a downside to renting from CampusBookRentals. I wish I’d known about them a few months ago, before I bought some books. And in case you’re feeling a little philanthropic, CampusBookRentals donates to Operation Smile with each textbook rented. Operation Smile is an organization that performs life changing cleft lip surgeries on children whose families could not otherwise afford it. Combine that news with the thought of saving all that money and I bet you’re smiling!
Here’s a brief video explaining how renting textbooks from CampusBookRentals works.
This is a sponsored post. As always, any personal opinions expressed are my own and have not been influenced by the sponsor.