August has crept up quickly, with school being back in session full swing. While many of us our relieved our little one’s are occupied all day, some of us are in school ourselves! This includes me. I am not only a full time mom but also a full time student. I am well aware of how expensive school can be and sometimes scholarships do not include everything we need. Textbooks are extremely pricey and many students are not aware of the book rental programs available to them. I’ll admit, I was one of them until I was introduced to Campus Book Rentals.
By renting your textbooks from Campus Book Rentals you can save 40 to 90% off of typical prices you may find at your local school’s bookstore. To me, this is an opportunity for huge savings. School is expensive as it is and the textbooks required are not any cheaper. Why spend an arm, leg, or any other limb purchasing a textbook that you may only use for a few months? Shipping is free both ways, so you are not acquiring any extra expenses by renting instead of buying. There are flexible renting periods and you can also highlight within the textbooks. This is a perk for those who like to mark important information and keep their studying organized. That would be me!
Being a college student myself, I decided to do a little comparison of my campus bookstore and the rental prices on Campus Book Rentals. Last semester I took an Economics course in which I purchased the book for nearly $200. If this sounds outrageous, it’s probably because it is! I searched for the same Economics Today textbook on their site and found it for $22.90. This was the renting fee for the whole entire semester. I couldn’t believe how much money I could have saved renting instead of buying. For the price of the book, I could have rented for at least 9 semesters! If you still have a few questions or want a good laugh, check out the video below for more information.
Campus Book Rentals is not only going to save you money each semester. They also do their part in helping the community through an international children’s medical charity called Operation Smile. Operation Smile is a non-profit organization whose medical volunteers provide safe, free, and effective cleft lip and pallet surgery for children all over the world. Their services are available in over 60 countries and have thousands of generous donors and volunteers who make this mission possible. For each book you rent through Campus Book Rentals, a portion will be donated to this organization. Every little bit counts and how wonderful would it feel to be helping someone in need while buying a necessary item for your own education? I have never come across a textbook rental program that offers anything like this. I think it’s a wonderful idea and it’s refreshing to see a company who is doing their part to help those less fortunate and in need.
Disclosure: I received compensation from Campus Book Rentals for the review. As always, opinion are my own!
sounds like a great way to get the books you need and save some cash at the same time =]
Wish this was around when I was in school! Sounds like a great way to save money 🙂
A great way to get your necessary books for a lot cheaper than buying them! I wish I had had something like this when I was in school! Books are incredibly expensive! Thanks for sharing!
This is a great way to save money on books for college. I will definitely have my husband check this site out. Thank you.
This is a great idea, new semesters start in November I bet a lot could benefit from it
School books are to expensive to purchase and have end up on a shelve growing dust! This is great!
I didn't know they were associated with Operational Smile, fantastic charity. I had the chance to go one year but was hospitalized with the Swine Flu instead
I just saved a whole lot of cash with this website although its my first time trying it and have not received the books yet but the tracking option will tell you where the book currently is which is convenient and makes it less worry to think if it is a scam or not like other websites. Hopefully my books will arrive pretty soon so I can start looking over at them.