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!
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post.
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!