Deep Discount – College Textbooks
When I was working toward my A.S. degree years ago, buying textbooks came with limited options. You either, (A) bought new books from the school bookstore at a premium price, or (B) bought used books from students at a slightly reduced price.
Today, there are more ways to acquire student textbooks – new or used, but prices haven’t changed all that much. It’s still horribly expensive. Fall 2008, my DDs and I found out going the cheapest way possible would set them back at least a grand per/semester. That’s so unacceptable, but what’s a parent or college student to do? Recently, I discovered a new option in getting college textbooks at a deep discount.
Are you curious? Then, discover how to save below…
40-90% savings is a lot! Let’s take a look at an example. Check the price difference of renting these two books at Campus Book Rentals versus buying them from Amazon:
Child Psychology: A Contemporary View Point by Ross Parke & Mary Gauvain Your savings 77%!
Okay, it doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure out what you – the parent, or you – the student or I would do in this scenario. In a heart beat, we would opt for the cheaper route with Campus Book Rentals.
In addition to the huge savings, take a look at some other cool features Campus Book Rentals offers to each of its customers:
- Free shipping both directions
- Highlighting in textbooks is OK
- Flexible renting periods
- Sell your used textbooks to them
- Monthly giveaways
- Earn $5 in Refer-A-Friend program
These are favorable sounding catch-words anyone can pull off a company’s website and throw at you. Honestly, if I were you I’d be a bit skeptical. The money we make is hard-earned and we don’t want to throw it away on something that isn’t what it says it is, right? How can you or I feel comfortable with using Campus Book Rentals for your kids or mine?
Here are some points to consider:
- Read about other people’s experiences with Campus Book Rentals,
- Speak to a live Customer Support specialist for free at 1-855-200-0021 to get all concerns answered, and finally
- With the 30-day risk-free guarantee, Campus Book Rentals gives personally speaking I’d be OK with taking a chance. Nothing to lose, but costly bookstore prices!
As a recently graduated homeschool mom of three, I know the value of education. You can make life a little more pleasant for your child. Why not kick-start your young adult’s higher education experience off with some sweet savings by renting textbooks from Campus Book Rentals.
One more thing worth pointing out Campus Book Rentals is they are charitable people who take pride in Making a Difference in the world by partnering with Operation Smile an amazing organization that provides cleft lip surgeries for children of parents who cannot pay for this procedure. In 2011, Campus Book Rentals covered the cost of 1,000 (possibly more) Operation Smile operations.
For 2012, Campus Book Rentals set aside $90,000 for textbook scholarships to be distributed in communities like yours and mine. In essence, when you shop at Campus Book Rentals, then you’re making a difference, too!
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Visit Miss Jenny and the rest of the Alphabe-Thursday classroom for more delight ‘D’ posts and while you’re hopping around, be sure to play along with Miss Amanda in 91st edition of Thursday Two Questions.
My questions today are:
- Do you have a child entering or re-entering college this fall? Yes, our DS will be a freshman in the fall.
- Have you considered going to college? Yes, I’ve told with the idea of going back to college to learn something new. The part higher education goes hand in hand with the cost of education and discourages me from seriously considering returning to school.
Bonus: Would you consider renting textbooks? I definitely would rent textbooks from Campus Book Rentals for myself and will for our son, if we are able to get what we need. He’ll be footing the bill for his college education. If we can ease his burden by providing rental textbooks toward a better future for him, then I’m all for it!
14 Comments
Jenny
If I was going to school, I’d definitely check this out.
What a great idea!
With money tight everywhere, this would be a blessing for many.
Thanks for sharing this Miss Cathy.
You are a delight.
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Splendid Little Stars
great idea! passing this on!
Jim
Hi Cathy ~~ Neat idea isn’t it! I am a retired college (community college) business professor and am very much aware of the cost of books and how they keep going up. One problem it that to stay competitive most of the companies feel they have to have a new edition every two or three yeats. Generally there isn’t much difference in the older and later editions. Like how much can be found in the way English? Or grammer? Contemporary Literature I can see. And like my main two courses in business law, the law changes all the time.
As far as the cost goes, I try to help there too. We have five children and six grandchildren, and two greats! I was teaching for the last child and got more than half of her books free. Either from the book venders or from other professors who had them for “review” helped a lot. Some of the teachers would sell their books at the price for which the bookstore would pay for a used book end of sememster return. Or for a nominal sum.
We aren’t rich (yes, we are rich, but not super rich with money, we watch most ever penny we spend) yet we have a policy with the grandkids that we will pay for their college text books. That is generally around six to eight hundred a year (they are also frugal and get used, etc, books when they can) each child. But that is a little help anyway.
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Jim
My spelling is attrocious isn’t it? Sorry, I got ‘carried away.’ So much so that I forgot to ansswer your second question. Good idea of going back to college and of your thoughts of going yourself.
I did go back to college. I sat out for eleven years after attending a year and a half. Those three semesters right after high school I wasn’t ready for college or even college material. I only had fourteen semester hours that would transfer out. Too bad they didn’t give college credit for play chess. One teacher said he would have passed me had I attened more labs. Instead there was an ‘unfinished’ chess game I was playing across the street in the drug store sitting/soda/eating area and would just stay on there.
When I did go back I went for eleven years. That was while working long hours at NASA also was through one divorce, one three year of other life, and then my marriage, wedding, and other years (39 now) with Mrs. Jim. Also had four kids and Karen, Mrs. Jim’s and my child born while I was in school. It has been worth it a lot. I used to have a poor self image thinking I was a drop out. Also that I was not very smart and should work with my hands. That wasn’t all bad but they were closing the factories (they did mine) and service and technical jobs were the current new wave of growing careers.
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Self Sagacity
Yes, I knew about them, they’ve contacted me before. I like the idea for my son and have sent it along.
Jen
Great options! So needed with so many going back to school! I am a 41 year old college student and could learn until I get my doctorate degree. What a joy!
JamericanSpice
I’ve heard about this program and think it’s a wonderful thing.
1. No..not yet.
2. I have considered going back.
Happy Thursday! 🙂
Icy BC
I have heard about this, and thought it is a good idea! Renting sounds logical as the books may become no longer use when next year rolls around.
Jo
The have rental services up here in canada, however not all required titles are in. and I agree, textbooks are way too expensive, and some of them are updated so frequently that you cant get a second hand one … it’s a big money maker for the publishers, thats for sure.
Esther Joy
Great tip! I’ll have to pass this on to my grown kids for their kids who all too soon will reach college age status!
EG CameraGirl
Renting sounds like such a great idea! Thanks for the tip.
Sarah~Magnolia Surprise
Interesting — I didn’t know you could rent, but it’s logical! Textbooks were expensive back in the dark ages when I went and were unbelievable when my son was in college, and that wasn’t so long ago!
Thanks for dropping by!!
Sue
Renting is a great idea, because the costs are absolutely ridiculous!
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⊱↫PreciousKD↬⊰
I don’t have a child going to college or re-entering college for a long time yet.
However, I do have several nieces and nephews that are in college, and this is a great information to pass to them. Thanks!