Renting Textbooks

Have any of you ever went the route of renting textbooks for a few of your classes? Did you find it worth it or a waste of money? I know for courses that you probably will reference throughout school, buying the books are better. However, for those other ones where even used copies are ridiculous, would you suggest rental?

i rented my biochemistry book for a semester i never ever want to see that book again(it was hard but i got an A) so i saved a good chunk of money.But when it comes to nursing books something that is ALWAYS going to help you for refferences i suggest you buy them

yes renting texts work

I think your better off using amazon or another source to buy used textbooks than renting. Renting a textbook for a semester usually is about the cost of a used textbook. Plus then you have to worry about shipping it back.

Most cost effective would be buying a used textbook and selling it immediately after you are done with the class. I thought that it would be really hard to sell books but it's pretty simple.

I have rented text books a couple of times. In fact, I'm renting my physiology text right now.

I have found that my college seems to change texts fairly often. I have gotten stuck on more than one occasion with texts I couldn't sell because the college changed. So, I've switched to renting texts I know I won't need. One good thing is that the company has a 30 day money back guarantee. So, if I discover the prof won't actually be using the text, I can send it back and not pay a dime. Return shipping is included in the cost. Try chegg. I've had very good luck there.

I rent books I know I have no intention of keeping, like statistics and humanities. I got burned buying an ethics book that I couldn't sell at the end of the semester.

If you rent from Chegg you don't pay to return the book.

renting is the way to go! they're cheap you get them for as long as you need and then they take it off your hands free of charge. well, chegg does, anyway. plus you plant a tree each time you rent and they give you something free. (i've gotten a pen and a bracelet lol). not a bad deal :)

Most cost effective would be buying a used textbook and selling it immediately after you are done with the class. I thought that it would be really hard to sell books but it's pretty simple.

I agree with this. This is what I have done previously and if the book is kept in good condition, then you can usually end up getting most of your money back when you resell the textbook.